Barium Sulfate use while Breastfeeding

Drugs containing Barium Sulfate: Volumen, Intropaste, CheeTah, Polibar ACB, Liquid Barosperse, Tomocat, Sitzmarks, Scan C, Readi-Cat, E-Z Dose Kit with Polibar Plus, Show all 66 »Liquid Polibar Plus, SilQ Vanilla, Enhancer, Varibar, NeuLumEX, E-Z-Cat Dry, E-Z Disk, E-Z Paste, Varibar Honey, Enecat, Entero VU, Bar-Test, Medebar Plus, Ultra R, Anatrast, Barobag, Digibar 190, Baricon, Baro-Cat, Barosperse, Barosphere, Barotrast, Bear-E-Yum GI, E-Z AC, E-Z-Cat, Prepcat, Polibar Plus, HD 85, Maxibar, E-Z-Paque, Tagitol V, Eneset 2, Entero-H, Entrobar, Esobar, Esopho-Cat, Esophotrast, Lafayette, Liqui-Coat HD, Liquid E-Z Paque, Liquid Polibar, Medebar Super 250, HD 200 Plus, Oratrast, Readi-Cat 2, Smoothie Readi-Cat 2, Sol-O-Pake, Tonojug, Tonopaque, Varibar Nectar, Varibar Pudding, Varibar Thin, Varibar Thin Honey, Entroease, Flo-Coat, E-Z-HD

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Barium Sulfate Levels and Effects while Breastfeeding

Summary of Use during Lactation

Because barium sulfate is not absorbed after oral or rectal administration, it will not enter the milk, reach the bloodstream of the infant or cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. No special precautions are required.

Drug Levels

Maternal Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Effects in Breastfed Infants

Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Effects on Lactation and Breastmilk

Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

References

Barium Sulfate Identification

Substance Name

Barium Sulfate

CAS Registry Number

7727-43-7

Drug Class

Breast Feeding

Lactation

Contrast Media

Barium Compounds

Administrative Information

LactMed Record Number

560

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