Peginesatide Levels and Effects while Breastfeeding
Summary of Use during Lactation
Peginesatide is no longer marketed in the US. No information is available on the clinical use of peginesatide during breastfeeding. Because of its large molecular weight of 4900 daltons, excretion into breastmilk should be minimal and it would not be expected to be absorbed from breastmilk by the infant. Polyethylene glycol is not excreted into breastmilk.[1] However, until more data become available, an alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.
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.
Clowse M, Förger F, Hwang C, et al. Minimal to no transfer of certolizumab pegol into breast milk: Results from CRADLE, a prospective, postmarketing, multicentre, pharmacokinetic study. Ann Rheum Dis 2017;76:1890-6. [PMC free article: PMC5705850] [PubMed: 28814432]
Substance Identification
Substance Name
Peginesatide
CAS Registry Number
913976-27-9
Drug Class
Breast Feeding
Lactation
Milk, Human
Colony-Stimulating Factors
Hematinics
Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
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