Important messages from Estrella Women's Health Center regarding coronavirus (COVID-19).

Telemedicine Appointments  Face Mask Recommendations
Office Visits and Patient Safety
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Phone: 623-846-7558 | Fax: 623-846-1674
Main Office: 9930 W. Indian School Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85037

Safe Medications for Pregnancy

If your symptoms persists more than 24 hours or you have a fever > 101, please contact us or go to the hospital.

Pain, Fever

  • Tylenol 650-1000 mg. Every 4 hours as needed
  • Ibuprofen (Advil, Nuprin) 600 mg. Every 6 hours with food.
  • Occasional use is okay.  Maximum three days in a row.
  • Do not use Ibuprofen before 12 weeks or after 32 weeks in any amount.

Nasal Congestion, Sinus Congestion

  • Sudafed 30-60 mg.  every 4-6 hours.  Avoid during breastfeeding.
  • Drixoral every 6-8 hours as needed
  • Afrin 12 hours nasal spray at bedtime.   Not more than three days in a row.

Allergies

  • Benadryl 25 mg. Every 6-8 hours. 
  • Claritan daily.  (Not Claritan D)
  • Zyrtec 10 mg. daily.

Cough

  • Robitussin DM 2-4 teaspoons every 4-6 hours as needed.
  • Dextromethoraphan every 4-6 hours as needed.
  • Add sudafed if your nose is dripping.
  • Any sore throat or cough lozenge is okay.

Constipation

  • Fiber products: Metamucil, Citracel, Fibercon, Benefiber.
  • Stool softeners:     Colace one tablet 2-3 times a day
  • Pericolace one tablet 1-3 times a day
  • Senekot one tablet 1-3 times a day (more stimulation)

Laxatives

  • Milk of magnesia, ex-lax, correctal, Miralax
  • Fleets enema okay

Diarrhea

  • Immodium liquid or capsules as directed on the box.  May use after 24 hours of diarrhea.   (NOT Kaopectate)

Gas

  • Mylicon 80 mg. One chewable tablet after meals and at bedtime.
  • Gas-Ex one chewable tablet after meals and at bedtime.

Heartburn

  • Tums EX or Ultra.   One to two tablets at a time. Max: 8 per day.
  • Mylanta or Maalox.  Take as directed on bottle. Better choice if already burning
  • Zantac 75 mg. After meals and bedtime.  Great drug to prevent heartburn.
  • Pepcid AC for heartburn after eating.

Nausea

  • Dramamine or Immitrol as directed on package.

Insomnia

  • Benadryl 25-50mg. one hour before bedtime.
  • Tylenol PM, Unisom, Chamomile tea, melatonin, hot bath.

Hemorrhoids

  • Anusol cream, tucks pads.

Yeast Infection

  • 3 day product like Monistat 3.  Insert into vagina at any time in pregnancy

DO NOT use any aspirin products:

  • Excedrin, Kaopectate, Nyquil, Pepto-bismol.

Two Western Phoenix Offices

Estrella Women's Health Center serves patients in our two convenient offices located in Phoenix and Goodyear. We provide hospital care at Banner Estrella Medical Center and Abrazo West Campus.

 

 

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Estrella Women's Health Center is part of Arizona OBGYN Affiliates (AOA), an integrated family of OBGYN physicians. AOA gives a voice to women's healthcare providers and their patients, ensuring positive outcomes for both. By working together, AOA establishes strength and authority as a major force in Arizona healthcare.

Thanks to AOA, women have better access to quality care; providers have the ability to receive fair compensation; and insurance providers have peace of mind in knowing that the physicians within AOA meet the highest level of clinical, technical and ethical standards in healthcare.