Clotiazepam use while Breastfeeding
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Clotiazepam Levels and Effects while Breastfeeding
Summary of Use during Lactation
Clotiazepam is not approved for marketing in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Very little information is available on the passage of clotiazepam into milk. One review recommends avoiding clotiazepam during breastfeeding.[1] An alternate drug is preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. If clotiazepam is used, monitor the infant for sedation, poor feeding and poor weight gain.
Drug Levels
Maternal Levels. A woman who was taking oral clotiazepam 5 mg daily donated a milk sample between 3 and 6 days postpartum at 1 hour after a dose at the estimated peak serum concentration. She had a 1-hour milk level of 16.3 mcg/L.[2]
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
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Bascoul C, Franchitto L, Parant O, et al. [Psychotropic drugs during pregnancy and lactation: Development practice]. Presse Med 2015;44:271–83. [PubMed: 25595818]
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Nishimura A, Furugen A, Umazume T, et al. Benzodiazepine concentrations in the breast milk and plasma of nursing mothers: Estimation of relative infant dose. Breastfeed Med 2021;16:424-31. [PubMed: 33449825]
Substance Identification
Substance Name
Clotiazepam
CAS Registry Number
33671-46-4
Drug Class
Breast Feeding
Lactation
Milk, Human
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Benzodiazepines
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Further information
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