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Is It Safe To Take Augmentin And Ceftum During Pregnancy?

I am undergoing infertility treatment and just missed my periods this month ( was due on 21st). I may be pregnent.
I am having severe cough and slight fever since more than a week now. Doctor gave me Augmentin for 5 days which did not help. She has given me Ceftum 500 now . Is it safe to take it in case I am pregnent now... ?
Fri, 27 Dec 2013
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Dear patient.
Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question.

I can understand your concerns about safety of Augmentin and Ceftum in the first trimester of pregnancy. I will try my best to answer your question and guide you through this.

Augmentin is chemically coamoxiclav. FDA has labelled it as a category B drug. This means it can be taken during pregnancy with minimal adverse effects. Ceftum is a cephalosporin group of drug. FDA has labelled it as category B drug. It means it can be taken during during pregnancy with minimal adverse effects. I would recommend you to have a urine pregnancy test done to confirm your pregnancy.

I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me.

Yours sincerely,
Dr Thakker.
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Is It Safe To Take Augmentin And Ceftum During Pregnancy?

Dear patient. Greetings from health care magic!!! I am Dr Thakker and shall be answering your question. I can understand your concerns about safety of Augmentin and Ceftum in the first trimester of pregnancy. I will try my best to answer your question and guide you through this. Augmentin is chemically coamoxiclav. FDA has labelled it as a category B drug. This means it can be taken during pregnancy with minimal adverse effects. Ceftum is a cephalosporin group of drug. FDA has labelled it as category B drug. It means it can be taken during during pregnancy with minimal adverse effects. I would recommend you to have a urine pregnancy test done to confirm your pregnancy. I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to write back to me. Yours sincerely, Dr Thakker.