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Re: Ear Drops and Kenalog Spray and Hydrogen Peroxide

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:17:02 -0600 (CST)

At Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Debbie wrote: >
>I currently use prescription ear drops (Neomycin and Polymyxin B
>Sulfates and Hydrocortisone Otic Suspension USP) for ear wax and Kenalog
>Spray (Triamcinolone Acetonide Topical Aerosol) on my scalp for
>psiorasis. Can I continue to use these while pregnant? They are
>classified as C class drugs and there's a Precaution note on my ear
>drops that says "Corticosteroids have been shown to be teratogenic in
>rabbits". I hate to give up the ear drops because I have a very narrow
>ear canal in which wax refuses to fall out. If I stop using them I
>can't hear! I can try using hydrogen peroxide instead....is that safe to
>use also in the ear while pregnant? The Kenalog spray keeps my light
>case of psiorasis in control.
>Thank you so much for your advise.
>Debbie

Check it out with your own doc, but the risks to the pregnancy are so minimal in this circumstance that I would have any problem with you using them occasionally. 

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG


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