This sheet talks about exposure to pheniramine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is pheniramine? Pheniramine is an antihistamine approved to treat allergy symptoms such as stuffy nose and swollen eyes. It has also been used to treat dermatitis (inflammation of the skin) and motion sickness. Pheniramine might be listed as pheniramine maleate on medication labels. Pheniramine can be …
The Baby Blog: Medications
Remdesivir (Veklury®)
This sheet is about exposure to remdesivir in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is remdesivir? Remdesivir is an antiviral medication approved to treat SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. Remdesivir may also be used to treat Ebola virus infections. Remdesivir is sold under the brand name Veklury®. For more information about COVID-19, please see the MotherToBaby fact sheet at …
Naloxone
This sheet is about exposure to naloxone in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is naloxone? Naloxone is a medication used to block the effects of opioids. Examples of some opioids are heroin, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. Naloxone has also been used to stop someone from dying from an opioid overdose. Brand names for naloxone are Narcan® (nasal spray) and Evzio® …
Carisoprodol
This sheet is about exposure to carisoprodol in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is carisoprodol? Carisoprodol is a medication that has been used to treat muscle pain and stiffness from muscle spasms. Two brand names are Soma® and Vanadom®. Sometimes when people find out they are pregnant, they think about changing how they take their medication, or stopping their medication …
Low Dose Aspirin
This sheet talks about exposure to low dose aspirin in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is low dose aspirin? Aspirin is also known as acetylsalicylic acid. It is a common prescription and over-the-counter medication similar to other non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen (Motrin®) and naproxen (Aleve®). Aspirin reduces inflammation, fever, and pain. Aspirin can …
