28/05/2025
🌸 Pregnancy + Medicines: What Every Mother Should Know! 🌸
💊 21 Medicunes to Avoid When You Are Pregnant 💊
A baby’s development in the womb is like building a delicate house:
🏗️ Brick by brick (cells dividing)
🔧 Systems connecting (organs forming)
💡 Signals guiding (hormones, genes telling what to do)
Any outside chemical (medicine) can accidentally:
⚠️ Interrupt the construction (block essential materials)
⚠️ Damage the structure (hurt growing organs)
⚠️ Confuse the instructions (hormonal or genetic disruption)
⚠️ Cut off supplies (blood flow, nutrients, oxygen)
👉 That’s why some drugs are completely unsafe during pregnancy.
🌿 TOP DRUGS CONTRAINDICATED IN PREGNANCY 🌿
🛑 1️⃣ Drugs That Block Essential Building Blocks
✅️Statins → lower cholesterol → baby’s brain + body need cholesterol!
✅️Methotrexate → blocks folate → essential for DNA & tissue growth.
✅️Sodium Valproate, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine → disrupt nervous system development.
✅️Isoniazid (if no vitamin B6) → leads to nerve + brain problems.
✅️Excess Vitamin A (retinoids) → messes up gene signals → birth defects.
🧠 Imagine taking away the bricks or blueprint — the baby’s body can’t build properly!
🛑 2️⃣ Drugs That Directly Hurt Baby’s Organs
NSAIDs (Brufen, Diclofenac) in 3rd trimester → close baby’s heart duct early → heart stress.
ACE inhibitors → damage baby’s kidneys → growth problems.
Tetracyclines → bind to calcium → weak bones, stained teeth.
Chloramphenicol → baby’s liver can’t handle it → gray baby syndrome.
Lithium → harms thyroid + heart development.
🧠 Think of poison hitting specific parts — like damaging the pipes, wiring, or walls.
🛑 3️⃣ Hormones That Confuse Baby’s Signals
✅️Testosterone, Androgens, Danazol, Finasteride → confuse baby’s s*x organ development.
✅️Estradiol, Medroxyprogesterone → long-term urogenital cancer risks.
✅️Clomiphene citrate → can cause malformations.
🧠Feeding the wrong instructions → the house gets the wrong layout.
🛑 4️⃣ Drugs That Trigger Miscarriage or Deformities
Misoprostol → causes miscarriage.
Warfarin → bleeding + bone defects.
Thalidomide → stops blood vessel growth → seal-like limbs.
Griseofulvin → miscarriage risk.
🧠 Imagine disrupting the supply line — no materials = collapse.
🚨 Extra Caution
Finasteride tablets (broken or crushed) → can absorb through pregnant skin → harm male fetus.
All chemotherapy agents → kill rapidly dividing cells → catastrophic defects.
💡 Key Takeaway from Your Pharmacist Who Cares:
👉👉❗ Every drug is a potential poison — especially in pregnancy. Always, always ask your pharmacist before using ANY medication, even herbal or over-the-counter.
We are here to protect you and your baby. 💖
Feel free to message us anytime for safe advice!
Your Caring Pharmacist
