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Medicines for Pregnancy
These 12 medicines from the Drug Guide are used in pregnancy. A medicine appearing here does not mean it is right for every person with the condition — your prescriber matches the medicine to you. For videos, articles and guides, visit the Pregnancy condition hub.
| Medicine | Brand names | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrous sulfate | Feosol | Iron deficiency anemia; Preventing iron deficiency in pregnancy |
| Folic acid | Folvite | Preventing neural tube birth defects in pregnancy; Treating folate deficiency |
| Insulin isophane | Humulin N, Novolin N | Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes |
| Labetalol | Trandate, Normodyne | High blood pressure; High blood pressure emergencies (hospital) |
| Levonorgestrel | Plan B, Mirena, Kyleena | Emergency contraception after unprotected sex (tablets); Long-term contraception (hormonal IUDs) |
| Methotrexate | Trexall, Otrexup, Rasuvo | Rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases; Psoriasis |
| Mifepristone | Mifeprex, Korlym | Medical abortion, combined with misoprostol, under a certified prescriber program; High blood sugar in Cushing syndrome (a different product) |
| Misoprostol | Cytotec | Preventing stomach ulcers in people taking NSAIDs; Inducing labor and treating postpartum bleeding (hospital) |
| Nifedipine | Procardia, Adalat | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Progesterone | Prometrium | Protecting the womb lining during estrogen therapy; Preventing preterm birth in selected patients (specific products) |
| Propylthiouracil | PTU | Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism); Graves disease, including early in pregnancy |
| Ulipristal | Ella | Emergency contraception after unprotected sex; Uterine fibroid symptoms (in some countries and selected patients) |
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.