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Calcium chloride Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Warnings

Calcium chloride Pregnancy Warnings

This drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.

AU TGA pregnancy category: Exempt
US FDA pregnancy category: Not assigned

Comments:
-There is no data on use in pregnant women to know this drugs risks, including the risk of fetal harm or reproductive effects.

Animal studies have not been conducted. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy.

AU Exempt: Medications exempted from pregnancy classification are not absolutely safe for use in pregnancy in all circumstances. Some exempted medicines, for example the complementary medicine, St John's Wort, may interact with other medicines and induce unexpected adverse effects in the mother and/or fetus.

US FDA pregnancy category Not Assigned: The US FDA has amended the pregnancy labeling rule for prescription drug products to require labeling that includes a summary of risk, a discussion of the data supporting that summary, and relevant information to help health care providers make prescribing decisions and counsel women about the use of drugs during pregnancy. Pregnancy categories A, B, C, D, and X are being phased out.

See references

Calcium chloride Breastfeeding Warnings

Use is not recommended.

Excreted into human milk: Unknown
Excreted into animal milk: Data not available

Comments:
-Breast milk normally contains calcium; it is unknown if calcium chloride distributes into breast milk.
-There is no information regarding this drug on the effects on a breastfed infant.
-Some authorities recommend increased intake of calcium during lactation.
-Calcium absorption is increased during lactation.

See references

See also

References for pregnancy information

  1. TGA. Therapeutic Goods Administration. Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (2007) Prescribing medicines in pregnancy: an Australian categorisation of risk of drug use in pregancy. http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/pdf/medpreg.pdf
  2. (2018) "Product Information. Calcium Chloride (calcium chloride)." Hospira Inc

References for breastfeeding information

  1. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics."
  2. Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information."

Further information

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