Medication Information for Parents
Table of Contents:
General Advice on Storing and Giving Medications to Infants
Medications for Insufficient Milk Supply
Questions about Medications and Mother's Milk
Ranitidine oral liquid (Zantac) or Famotidine oral suspension (Pepcid)
Special Infant Feedings
Medium Chain Triglycerdies (MCT Oil)
Caffeine oral solution
Digoxin oral elixir (Lanoxin and generics)
Methadone
Nystatin suspension (Nilstat and generics)
Lansoprazole suspension (Prevacid) or Omeprazole suspension (Prilosec)
Phenobarbital
Ranitidine oral liquid (Zantac)
Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide oral suspension (Aldactazide)
Vitamins or Vitamins with Iron (Poly-Visol or ViDaylin, Poly-Vi-Sol with Iron or ViDaylin with Iron)
Calcium carbonate antacid (Mylanta Supreme)
Levothyroxine (Synthroid)
NICU
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