Aminosalicylic acid Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings
Aminosalicylic acid is also known as: Paser
Overview
If you become pregnant while taking Aminosalicylic Acid Controlled-Release Granules Packet, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using Aminosalicylic Acid Controlled-Release Granules Packet during pregnancy. Aminosalicylic Acid Controlled-Release Granules Packet is excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using Aminosalicylic Acid Controlled-Release Granules Packet, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.
Aminosalicylic acid Pregnancy Warnings
Aminosalicylic acid has been assigned to pregnancy category C by the FDA. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Aminosalicylic acid is only recommended during pregnancy when there are no alternatives and benefit outweighs risk.
The U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America in their recommendations and reports on the treatment of tuberculosis advise that aminosalicylic acid has been used safely in pregnancy and that it should be used only if there are no alternatives for a pregnant woman who has mutidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Aminosalicylic acid Lactation Warnings
Aminosalicylic acid is excreted into human milk. The effects in the nursing infant are unknown.
Following administration of a different preparation of salicylic acid to one patient resulted in a maximum concentration in the milk of 1 mcg/mL at 3 hours with a half-life of 2.5 hours. The maximum maternal plasma concentration was 70 mcg/mL at 2 hours.
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