Is ascoril safe during pregnancy?

Question

Got a really bad cough and someone at home suggested ascoril syrup, but im scared to take any medicine right now. 9 weeks pregnant. Will check with doc obviously but did anyone use it? Pls share.

Chitralekha Chatterjee · Answer

Please check with your doctor before taking this. It is always better to be safe when u are pregnant. Take rest and try drinking thoda warm water.

Devi Anand · Answer

After a long PCOS struggle, I became very paranoid about every small medicine in pregnancy. Ascoril can be strong, so I would highly suggest confirming with your doctor first. Better to be safe than sorry with these things.

Anupama Bhati · Answer

Oh god, coughing with pregnancy nausea is the absolute worst, I remember crying because of the pressure! But please don't take Ascoril on your own. Ask your doctor for a milder option, and try having thoda warm honey with ginger.

Chithra Chowdary · Answer

Hey! Better to avoid Ascoril unless your gynac explicitly wrote it in your prescription. 🩺 Try taking warm steam and hot ginger-honey water for quick relief, it works wonders! 🌸

Varsha Jadhav · Answer

When I had a bad cough, my mummy strictly didn't let me touch any heavy syrups. She used to give me warm water and tulsi tea. Ask your doctor once before taking Ascoril, beta.

Sharada Iyer · Answer

Arre, don't go mixing pharmacy cocktails right now! Ascoril might be too strong for the little guest inside. Put on some steam inhaler and let your doctor write the safe prescription instead.

Muskan Singh · Answer

Totally agree with everyone, please don't take it without asking your doc. Try doing saline gargles instead, it really helps to soothe the throat.

Nalini Salian · Answer

I panicked so much when I got a cough in my first trimester and almost took random syrup, but my doc warned me against it. It turned out to be just a normal viral thing that went away with steam. Ask your gynac first, you will be totally fine!

Malini Raghavan · Answer

Honestly, my bladder can't handle a single cough right now in this 3rd trimester, haha! But still, please don't take Ascoril without asking your doc. Let's just survive on warm water till the doctor replies.

Janaki More · Answer

Cough syrups can have ingredients that are not safe during pregnancy. Honestly, do not take any OTC medicine right now. Just send a quick Whatsapp to your gynac and ask for a safe alternative.

Kadamba Gautam · Answer

I am also facing a bad dry cough right now. Did your doctor actually suggest Ascoril or are u planning to take it? Pls let me know what your gynac advises, even I need something safe.

Vinita Unni · Answer

Ascoril has active ingredients like ambroxol which are usually avoided in pregnancy unless absolutely necessary. Just call your doctor's clinic and ask the nurse or doc for a pregnancy-safe cough syrup. Don't self-medicate now, okay?