What Drugs Are Safe in Pregnancy for Itching?
Pregnant women can develop any number of skin conditions that cause itching. This can include pregnancy induced conditions, such as intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), skin dryness and pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), also called polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEOP or PEP). Women can also experience normal itchy skin issues, like allergies, insect bites or other sensitivities to the environment. Treatment during pregnancy is not significantly different from treatment outside of pregnancy, although a few drugs may be harmful to the unborn fetus.
