Fluphenazine Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings

Fluphenazine is also known as: Permitil, Prolixin, Prolixin Decanoate, Prolixin Enanthate

Overview

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

Fluphenazine Pregnancy Warnings

Fluphenazine has not been formally assigned to a pregnancy category by the FDA. Fluphenazine has been assigned to pregnancy Risk Factor C by Briggs et al. One case of multiple congenital abnormalities has been reported in an infant whose mother took fluphenazine enanthate and other drugs during pregnancy. The anomalies reported include metopic suture, telecanthus, ocular hypertelorism, nystagmoid eye movements, bilateral cleft lip and palate, imperforate anus, rectourethral fistula, bifid scrotum and hypospadias. Another case has been reported where a woman on fluphenazine had a baby with gastroesophageal reflux and left hydronephrosis due to uretero-pelvic junction obstruction. Two years later at 38 weeks gestation that same woman (still on fluphenazine) gave birth to a healthy baby. Other reports have suggested that extrapyramidal symptoms may occur in infants exposed to fluphenazine in utero. Fluphenazine should be given during pregnancy only when benefit outweighs risk.

Fluphenazine Lactation Warnings

There are no data on the excretion of fluphenazine into human milk.

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