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Doctor insights on: Drug Detox For Pregnant Woman

Yes: There have been human and animal studies showing that Dipyridamole is safe in pregnancy and when breastfeeding. If you are on this medication, you should continue it until your doctor tells you to stop. ...Read more

Yes and for fetus: Smoking cigarettes has harmful side effects. However, doing so while pregnant has harmful side effects not only for the mother but also for the developing fetus. Exposure to nicotine even when not in smoked form is not recommended during pregnancy. Great time to quit! ...Read more

Cough med: Do not take any medication unless your OB says it is ok and safe for your baby. ...Read more

????: Naloxone is a drug used for acute narcotic intoxication, typically given when a person isn't breathing because of overdose. As such, if it were really needed it wouldn't be safe _not_ to use it. ...Read more

Why take it?: Reviewing the product online it appears to be a protein powder designed for body builders. Unless you are suffering from a nutritional deficiency or have severe hyperemesis gravidarum and you doctor has recommended nutritional supplementation this does not seem like something a pregnant woman would need to be taking. ...Read more

N-acetylcysteine is.: The glutathione precursor n-acetyl-cysteine is class b (i.e. Safe) in pregnancy and lactation. It is administered in cases of tylenol (acetaminophen) poisoning (e.g. Suicide attempt) and reverses the toxic effects on the liver and kidneys reliably. Glutathione per se is not used in clinical practice. ...Read more

Malaria/ pregnancy: Ferile pregnant patients who have been to an area where malaria is endemic can result in serious morbidity and mortality. Gravid patient are 10 times more likely to contract malaria than non gravid ones.
For 27 weeks gestation, the best option for anti malaria include:
chloroquine, quinine, atovaquone-proguanil, and mefloquine. Discuss with your doctor. ...Read more

Category C drugs: Both dextromethorphan & codine are anti-tussives that fall into category c. This is a pregnancy related scale listing meds form class a-x from very safe to dangerous/damaging. Category c includes meds that have no known negative effect on human fetal development from available studies but those studies are not extensive enough to move it to a safer category. Dm is in many otc products. ...Read more

Yes: Flagyl is often used in pregnancy and is safe for you and your baby. ...Read more

Yes,but: Ecstasy false positives have not been associated with those drugs, but otc drugs with decongestants, nose drops , nyquil, and weight loss drugs can. Do any of these ring a bell? ...Read more

Injury to child: In my state such results will place the mother on a list for a monitored birth & child protective services review. Most will lose the child at birth to foster care if the fetus survives the pregnancy. ...Read more

I would wait: You should be done in 6-12months with your inh, and it would be prudent to wait if possible. If you are already pregnant on inh , the risk of affecting the baby is low, but present, discuss with your infectious disease doctor. ...Read more

Not recommended: This is not an antibiotic that we routinely use during pregnancy. There are plenty of safer alternatives. Discuss other medication choices with your doctor. ...Read more

No: Relafen (nabumetone) is an NSAID (same class as advil (ibuprofen) or aleve). You will test negative for controlled substances. ...Read more

Yes: Epivir (3tc, lamivudine) is safe, and is a recommended drug for pregnant or breastfeeding women. ...Read more

Suboxone half life: Test for it. The test for suboxone has to be separately ordered. It is not in most of the standard urinalysis tests for urine toxicology..It's elimation half life is between 20 and 73 hours with a mean of 37 hours. It could therefor take between 100 and 365 hours for it to leave your system, with a mean of 185 hours, or between approx. 4 days and 15 days with a mean of 7.7 days. ...Read more

Pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate): Pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate).

With very heavy, : Regular use thc metabolites have been detected in urine for 100 days or longer. ...Read more

Narcan (naloxone): Narcan (naloxone) should be administered my medical professionals with clear indications, if the pregnant female requires treatment with Narcan (naloxone) many factors should be considered:risk/benefit ratio is always important. ...Read more

Yes: This is a class c drug so there are some possible effects on the fetus. However, if you are on this drug then not taking it while pregnant can cause more problems for the baby. You should never stop this class of medications without taking to you infectious disease doctor first. It is vitally important that you stay on your meds so that you stay healthy and the baby does not become infected. ...Read more