of the following drugs phenytoin phenbabitone carbamazapine lamotrigine gabapentine
Which one is the safest antiepileptic with beast feeding?
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- 26 Apr 2010 by saeed7
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- breastfeeding
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suzanne663 May 2010
The American Academy of Pediatrics classifies phenytoin and carbamazepine as drugs which are "usually compatible with breast-feeding."
The manufacturers of lamotrigine do not recommend breast feeding and gabapentin is probably ok but more studies are needed.
You can read more here:
http://www.drugs.com/pregnancy/#
Enter each drug one at a time and scroll down to get breast feeding warning.
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