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Breastfeeding and medications is the description of the medications that can be used by a breastfeeding mother, and the balance between maternal health and the safety of the breastfeeding infant. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Medications, when administered to breastfeeding mothers, almost always are transferred to breast milk, albeit usually in small quantities ...
Use in pregnancy appears safe, but has not been well studied; use in breastfeeding is of unclear safety. [4] It is believed to work in part by anticholinergic and antihistamine mechanisms. [3] Meclizine was patented in 1951 and came into medical use in 1953. [5] It is available as a generic medication and often over the counter.
It is a first-generation antihistamine in the piperazine family of chemicals. [8] [4] Common side effects include sleepiness, headache, and dry mouth. [8] [9] Serious side effects may include QT prolongation. [9] It is unclear if use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe. [8]
Use in pregnancy appears safe but has not been well studied and use when breastfeeding is of unclear safety. [5] It is classified as a second-generation antihistamine and works by blocking histamine H 1-receptors. [6] [3] Levocetirizine was approved for medical use in the United States in 2007, [3] and is available as a generic medication. [4]
Diphenhydramine is contraindicated in premature infants and neonates, as well as people who are breastfeeding. It is a pregnancy Category B drug. Diphenhydramine has additive effects with alcohol and other CNS depressants. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors prolong and intensify the anticholinergic effect of antihistamines. [47]
Fexofenadine is used for relief from physical symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis and for treatment of hives, including chronic urticaria. [12] It does not cure, but rather prevents the aggravation of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria, and reduces the severity of the symptoms associated with those conditions, providing relief from repeated sneezing, runny nose ...
It is unclear if use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe. [4] It is an antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer. [5] [2] Olopatadine was patented in 1986 and came into medical use in 1997. [6] It is available as a generic medication. [2]
It is unclear if use is safe during pregnancy or breastfeeding. [9] It is a second-generation antihistamine and works by blocking the release of a number of inflammatory mediators including histamine. [7] [8] Azelastine was patented in 1971 and came into medical use in 1986. [10] It is available as a generic medication.