Rasagiline Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Warnings

Rasagiline is also known as: Azilect

Overview

If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Rasagiline while you are pregnant. It is not known if Rasagiline is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use Rasagiline , check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.

Rasagiline Pregnancy Warnings

Rasagiline has been assigned to pregnancy category C by the FDA. Animal studies have revealed evidence of embryolethality when rasagiline was used in high doses in combination with levodopa/carbidopa. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Rasagiline is only recommended for use during pregnancy when there are no alternatives and benefit outweighs risk.

Rasagiline Lactation Warnings

There are no data on the excretion of rasagiline into human milk. The manufacturer recommends that caution should be used when administering rasagiline to nursing women.

In rats rasagiline was shown to inhibit prolactin secretion and it may inhibit milk secretion in females.

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