Doxazosin Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings
Doxazosin is also known as: Cardura, Cardura XL, Carduran, Cascor, Doxadura
Overview
If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Doxazosin Extended-Release Tablets while you are pregnant. It is not known if Doxazosin Extended-Release Tablets is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking Doxazosin Extended-Release Tablets.
Doxazosin Pregnancy Warnings
Doxazosin has been assigned to pregnancy category C by the FDA. Animal studies have shown that the drug crosses the placenta and that there is decreased fetal survival when rabbits were given 300 times the maximum recommended human dose. Animal studies have failed to reveal evidence of fetal harm after doses 154 and 75 times the maximum recommended human dose were given to pregnant rabbits and rats, respectively. Because animal reproductive studies are not always predictive of human response, doxazosin should be used in pregnancy when there are no alternatives and benefit outweighs risk.
Doxazosin Lactation Warnings
There are no data on the excretion of doxazosin into human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when doxazosin is administered to a nursing mother.
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