Menthol topical Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Warnings
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Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 12, 2023.
Menthol topical Pregnancy Warnings
The manufacturer makes no recommendation regarding use during pregnancy.
AU TGA pregnancy category: Exempt
US FDA pregnancy category: Not assigned
Animal studies are not available. 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.
Menthol topical Breastfeeding Warnings
The manufacturer makes no recommendation regarding use during lactation.
Excreted into human milk: Yes
Comments:
-Oral ingestion of menthol resulted in detectable levels in human milk; there are no data on the excretion of topical menthol into human milk.
-If used on the nipples, use after nursing and wipe off before the next nursing.
See also
References for pregnancy information
- TGA. Therapeutic Goods Administration. Australian Drug Evaluation Committee. Prescribing medicines in pregnancy: an Australian categorisation of risk of drug use in pregnancy. http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/medpreg.htm 2010.
- Product Information. VapoDrops Menthol (menthol topical). Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals. 2019.
References for breastfeeding information
- United States National Library of Medicine. Toxnet. Toxicology Data Network. http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT 2013.
- Product Information. VapoDrops Menthol (menthol topical). Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals. 2019.
Further information
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