Secobarbital Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Warnings
Secobarbital is also known as: Seconal, Seconal Sodium, Seconal Sodium Pulvules
Secobarbital Pregnancy Warnings
Secobarbital has been assigned to pregnancy category D by the FDA. Use of barbiturates during pregnancy has been associated with a higher incidence of fetal abnormalities. Neonatal barbiturate withdrawal symptoms have been reported in infants whose mothers took barbiturates during pregnancy. In addition, administration of sedative-hypnotic barbiturates during labor may cause respiratory depression in the newborn. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Patients who receive secobarbital during pregnancy should be advised of the potential hazard to the fetus.
Secobarbital Breastfeeding Warnings
Secobarbital is excreted into human breast milk in small amounts and should be administered with caution to nursing mothers.
See Also...
- Secobarbital use while Breastfeeding (in more detail)
- secobarbital Consumer Information
- Pregnancy Support Group
- FDA Pregnancy Categories
- Medicine use during Pregnancy
- Medicine use while Breastfeeding
- Safe Medications during Breastfeeding
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