This sheet is about exposure to fluoxetine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is fluoxetine? Fluoxetine is a medication approved to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, bulimia nervosa, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Fluoxetine has also been used to treat body dysmorphic disorder, hot sweats, posttraumatic stress disorder …
The Baby Blog: Medications
Finasteride
This sheet is about exposure to finasteride in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What is finasteride? Finasteride is a medication that has been used to treat male pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). Oral finasteride (a pill taken by mouth) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in males. Finasteride is not approved for …
Topical Tretinoin
This sheet is about using topical tretinoin in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is tretinoin? Topical tretinoin is a medication that is applied to the skin to treat acne, prevent wrinkles, and help with other skin problems. Some brand names for tretinoin include Altreno®, Atralin®, Avita®, Retin-A®, Refissa®, Renova® and Tretin-X®. Tretinoin belongs to a group of medications …
Zolpidem
This sheet is about exposure to zolpidem in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is zolpidem? Zolpidem is a sedative-hypnotic medication (causes calm and sleep) that has been used to treat insomnia (not being able to fall asleep or stay asleep). It belongs to a group of medications called hypnotic benzodiazepine receptor agonists, or HBRAs (sometimes called z-hypnotics or z-drugs). HBRAs …
Ondansetron (Zofran®)
This sheet is about exposure to ondansetron in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is Ondansetron? Ondansetron is a medication used to treat nausea and vomiting following surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Ondansetron has also been prescribed during pregnancy to help with symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). NVP is also referred to as “morning sickness”. …
