Is Taking Novaclox,Amoxicilin And Dicloxacilin Safe During Pregnancy?

Posted on Sun, 6 Apr 2014

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Question : My wife is pregnant (3 weeks). She is having cervial mucus discharge (increase quantity). Doctor have prescribed her Novaclox tablet (3 tablets a day) which consists of Amoxicilin 250 mg and Dicloxacilin 250 mg. Is it good for her during this time of early pregnancy?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Madam, Thank you for posting your query on HCM. Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that Augmentin is generally considered safe during pregnancy so there is no harm as such you can take it if your doctor has prescribed it .Provided you have told your doctor that she is pregnant and your gynecologist feels that antibiotic is required. Take care. Dr. Shruti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar