Doxylamine

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What are you taking Doxylamine for?

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Other
Headache
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders

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Uses of Doxylamine

Updated: November 25, 2014

Doxylamine is used in the treatment of:

Headache
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Doxylamine Brand Names

Doxylamine may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Doxylamine Drug Class

Doxylamine is part of the drug class:

Aminoalkyl ethers

Doxylamine Interactions

This is not a complete list of Doxylaminedrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Doxylamine and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Doxylamine falls into category B:

There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Doxylamine. But in animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given Doxylamine, and some babies had problems. But in human studies, pregnant women were given this medication and their babies did not have any problems related to this medication.