Pharmacists ‘denying’ pregnant women access to first-line morning sickness drug

Product information for doxylamine confusingly warns against its use in pregnancy

Pregnant women are sometimes advised to lie to pharmacists to obtain a first-line morning sickness treatment, a leading women’s health specialist says.

OTC doxylamine in combination with pyridoxine is recommended for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy by the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand.