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Cyclizine Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Warnings

Cyclizine is also known as: Bonine for Kids, Marezine

Overview

If you become pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using Cyclizine during pregnancy. It is unknown if Cyclizine is excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using Cyclizine, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.

Cyclizine Pregnancy Warnings

In a study 111 mothers given cyclizine during the first trimester for the control of nausea and vomiting, no increase in the incidence of malformations was noted. In addition, other phenothiazine-type agents used for nausea, including prochlorperazine and meclizine, were not associated with malformations. One review of 1125 women who took cyclizine during the first trimester noted five cleft palates amongst the offspring of this group. The incidence of cleft palate among babies born to 24,208 mothers not receiving cyclizine was 19, indicating an approximate five-fold increase in cleft palates among cyclizine users. However, the incidence of cleft palate was similar in patients with nausea and vomiting not treated with cyclizine, indicating the condition itself may be to blame. A review of prenatal drug use in 3026 women with premature infants demonstrated an increased risk of retrolental fibroplasia with antihistamine use during the last two weeks of pregnancy. The dosage used or the particular antihistamine was not specified. The incidence of retrolental fibroplasia in premature infants exposed in utero to antihistamine during this time was 21% compared to 11% in premature infants not exposed.

Cyclizine has been assigned to pregnancy category B by the FDA. Although cyclizine has been shown to be teratogenic in animals, a study of cyclizine use in the first trimester of human pregnancy found no increase in the rate of malformations. Cyclizine is only recommended for use during pregnancy when benefit outweighs risk.

Cyclizine Breastfeeding Warnings

There are no data on the excretion of cyclizine into breast milk.

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