Barium Sulfate use while Breastfeeding

Drugs containing Barium Sulfate: Liquid E-Z Paque, Tagitol V, SilQ Vanilla, Anatrast, Volumen, Tomocat, Varibar Nectar, Eneset 2, Lafayette, Readi-Cat, Show all 65 »Enecat, Entero VU, Medebar Plus, Varibar Honey, Intropaste, Liquid Polibar Plus, Enhancer, Ultra R, E-Z Dose Kit with Polibar Plus, Varibar, E-Z-Cat Dry, E-Z Disk, E-Z Paste, Barosperse, CheeTah, Bear-E-Yum GI, E-Z AC, E-Z-Cat, E-Z-HD, Barotrast, Barosphere, Baricon, Digibar 190, Baro-Cat, Prepcat, Polibar ACB, Bar-Test, Entroease, Liquid Polibar, Liquid Barosperse, Maxibar, Medebar Super 250, Oratrast, Liqui-Coat HD, Esophotrast, Entero-H, E-Z-Paque, Entrobar, Esobar, Esopho-Cat, Readi-Cat 2, Scan C, Flo-Coat, Polibar Plus, HD 200 Plus, HD 85, Sitzmarks, Varibar Thin Honey, Varibar Thin, Sol-O-Pake, Smoothie Readi-Cat 2, Tonojug, Tonopaque, Varibar Pudding, Barobag

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

Contrast Media

Barium Compounds

Administrative Information

LactMed Record Number

560

Last Revision Date

20160226

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