Is It Safe To Have Oricitral During Pregnancy?

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015

Question: sir i am having frequent urination and have been asked to take
Oricitral
Rutoheal twice
martifur twice XXXXXXX V in vagina
i have doubt that i am pregnant please let me know whether the above mentioned medicines are safe to be taken or not in pregnancy for uti.
thanks.

Answered by Dr. Nidhi Setia (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
re-consider using rutoheal; others safe in pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
Dear, I can understand your concerns:

I would mention about each drug's safety in pregnancy for your easy understanding:

Oricitral: not expected to cause any fetal harm when taken in recommended doses.

Rutoheal: safety status in pregnancy unknown.

Martifur: pregnancy category B (this means that animal studies have shown adverse effects but no adverse effects for fetus when used in humans). Usually avoided in late pregnancy.
XXXXXXX V in vagina (pessaries): Safe in pregnancy.

In short, You can take these drugs for your UTI (with re-consideration of use of rutoheal; talk to your doctor about this).
Do you must keep a regular follow-up with your doctor.

Hope this helps.

Feel free to discuss further.

Kindly close the discussion if you have no more queries and give your valuable feedback.

Thanks.
Dr. Nidhi Setia.

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