Ioxilan Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Warnings

Ioxilan is also known as: Oxilan

Ioxilan Pregnancy Warnings

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

Patients should be informed to let their physician know if they are pregnant.

Ioxilan Breastfeeding Warnings

Many injectable contrast agents are excreted unchanged into human milk. It has not been established that serious adverse reactions occur in nursing infants.

There are no data on the excretion of ioxilan into human milk. Because of the potential for adverse reactions, caution is recommended when intravascular contrast media are administered to nursing women. Consideration should be given to temporarily discontinuing nursing.

See Also...

• Ioxilan use while Breastfeeding (in more detail)
• Pregnancy Support Group
• FDA Pregnancy Categories
• Medicine use during Pregnancy
• Medicine use while Breastfeeding
• Safe Medications during Breastfeeding

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