Table showing safety of drugs in pregnancy and lactation (Drugs starting with C)
|
| Drug |
Pregnancy category |
Use during lactation |
| Caffeine |
A |
Safe |
| Calcitonin |
B |
Use with caution |
| Calcitriol |
B |
Use with caution |
| Calcium carbonate |
C |
Safe |
| Calcium chloride |
C |
Safe |
| Calcium citrate |
C |
Safe |
| Calcium gluconate |
C |
Safe |
| Candesartan |
D |
Unsafe |
| Capreomycin |
C |
Use with caution |
| Captopril |
D |
Safe |
| Carbamazepine |
D |
Safe |
| Carbidopa |
B |
Unsafe |
| Carbimazole |
C |
Safe |
| Carvedilol |
C |
Use with caution |
| Cefaclor |
B |
Safe |
| Cefepime |
B |
Safe |
| Cefixime in pregnancy |
B |
Safe |
| Cefotaxime |
B |
Safe |
| Cefoxitin |
B |
Safe |
| Cefpodoxime |
B |
Safe |
| Cefradine |
B |
Safe |
| Ceftazidime |
B |
Safe |
| Ceftriaxone |
B |
Safe |
| Cefuroxime |
B |
Safe |
| Celecoxib |
B |
Safe |
| Cephalexin |
A |
Safe |
| Cefalotin |
A |
Safe |
| Cephazolin |
B |
Safe |
| Cetirizine |
B |
Use with caution |
| Chenodeoxycholic acid |
X |
Unsafe |
| Chloramphenicol |
A |
Safe(topical use)Unsafe(oral or IV use) |
| Chlorhexidine |
A |
Safe |
| Chloroquine |
A(for prophylaxis)D(for treatment) |
Safe |
| Chlorothiazide |
C,D if used in pregnancy induced HTN |
|
| Chlorpheniramine |
A |
Safe, infant may have sleep disturbances |
| Chlorpromazine |
C |
Use with caution |
| Chlorthalidone |
C |
Safe |
| Cholestyramine |
B |
Safe |
| Ciclesonide |
B |
Safe |
| Ciclosporin |
C |
|
| Cidofovir |
D |
Unsafe |
| Cilastatin |
C |
|
| Cimetidine |
B |
Safe |
| Cinnarizine |
C |
Use with caution |
| Ciprofloxacin in pregnancy and lactation |
B |
Safe |
| Cisapride |
B |
Safe |
| Cisplatin |
D |
|
| Citalopram |
C |
Safe |
| Clarithromycin |
B |
Safe |
| Clavulanic acid |
B |
Safe |
| Clindamycin |
A |
Safe |
| Clobazam |
C |
Unsafe |
| Clobetasone |
C |
Unsafe |
| Clofazimine |
C |
Unsafe |
| Clomiphene |
B |
Unsafe |
| Clomipramine |
C |
Safe |
| Clonazepam |
C |
Safe, caution in chronic use, infant may have drowsiness |
| Clonidine |
B |
Use with caution |
| Clopidogrel |
B |
Unsafe |
| Clotrimazole |
A |
Safe |
| Cloxacillin |
B |
Safe |
| Clozapine |
C |
Unsafe |
| Codeine |
C,D if prolonged use or high doses at term |
Safe, caution in chronic use, |
| Colchicine |
D |
Use with caution |
| Colecalciferol/ cholecalciferol |
C |
Use with caution |
| Cortisone |
C,D in 1st trimester |
Use with caution |
| Cotrimoxazole (Trimethoprim+Sulfamethoxazole) |
C |
Safe after 1 month of the infant |
| Coumarin |
X |
|
| Crotamiton |
B |
Safe |
| Cyanocobalamin |
C |
Safe |
| Cyclizine |
B |
|
| Cyclophosphamide |
D |
Unsafe |
| Cycloserine |
C |
|
| Cyclosporin |
C |
Use with caution |
| Cyproheptadine |
B |
Use with caution |
