Aprepitant Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings

Aprepitant is also known as: Emend, Emend 3-Day

Overview

If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Aprepitant while you are pregnant. It is not known if Aprepitant is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking Aprepitant .

Aprepitant Pregnancy Warnings

Aprepitant has been assigned to pregnancy category B by the FDA. Animal studies have failed to reveal evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Aprepitant should be given during pregnancy when need has been clearly established.

Aprepitant Lactation Warnings

There are no data on the excretion of aprepitant into human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, because of the potential for serious adverse reactions due to aprepitant in nursing infants, and the potential for tumorigenicity shown for aprepitant in rodent carcinogenicity studies, a decision should be made to discontinue nursing or discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.

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