Table showing safety of drugs in pregnancy and lactation (Drugs starting with D)
|
| Drug |
Pregnancy category |
Use during lactation |
| Dacarbazine |
C |
|
| Dactinomycin |
C |
|
| Danazol |
D |
Unsafe |
| Dapsone |
C |
Use with caution but not in infants having G6PD deficiency |
| Delavirdine |
C |
Unsafe |
| Desferrioxamine |
C |
Use with caution |
| Desloratadine |
C |
Safe |
| Desmopressin |
B |
Safe |
| Desogestrel |
X |
Unsafe |
| Desonide |
C |
Use with caution |
| Dexamethasone in pregnancy |
C,D in 1st trimester |
Safe |
| Dexchlorpheniramine |
B |
Safe, infant may have sleep disturbances |
| Dextran |
C |
|
| Dextromethorphan |
C |
Safe |
| Diazepam |
D |
Safe, caution in chronic use, infant may have drowsiness |
| Diazoxide |
C |
Unsafe |
| Diclofenac |
C |
Safe |
| Dicloxacillin |
B |
Safe |
| Didanosine |
B |
Unsafe |
| Digitoxin |
C |
|
| Digoxin |
C |
Safe |
| Dihydroergotamine |
X |
Unsafe |
| Diloxanide furoate |
|
Unsafe |
| Diltiazem |
C |
Safe |
| Dimenhydrinate |
B |
Use with caution, infant may have sedation |
| Diphenhydramine |
B |
Safe, infant may have sleep disturbances |
| Diphenoxylate + Atropine |
C |
Use with caution |
| Dipyridamole |
B |
Use with caution |
| Disodium cromoglycate |
B |
|
| Disulfiram |
C |
Use with caution |
| Dobutamine |
B |
Use with caution |
| Dolasetron |
B |
Use with caution |
| Domperidone |
B |
Safe |
| Donepezil |
C |
Use with caution |
| Dopamine |
C |
Use with caution, lactation may be suppressed |
| Doxazosin |
C |
|
| Doxycycline |
D |
Safe for short duration |
| Duloxetine |
C |
Use with caution |
