Atovaquone

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pediatrician - Dr. Victоr Аbdоw
Rоckville, МD, USА.

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Is it allowed to take Atovaquone during lactation?
Is it safe for a nursing mother and a child?

Drug used for treatment and prophylaxis of Pneumoystis pneumonia. Also used in combination with Proguanil for treatment of malaria. On latest update relevant data on breastfeeding was not found. Pharmacokinetic data indicates that drug excretion into breast milk would not be significant. It has been approved to treat infants over 5 kg of body weight. May be used in nursing mothers of newborn and babies under 5 kg of body weight since benefit is greater than risk.

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Types of risk

VERY LOW RISK
It is allowed while breastfeeding. It is not dangerous for a baby. It is moderately safe. more...

LOW RISK PROBABLE
Possible presence in breast milk is allowed. Follow the doctor's recommendation. more...

HIGH RISK PROBABLE
An unsafe drug, it is necessary to assess the risks while taking. Use safer analogs. more...

VERY HIGH RISK
It is not recommended. You need to stop breastfeeding or choose a safe analog. more...

Analogues

Trade Names

The main trade names in different countries containing in its composition Atovaquone:

Scientific literature

The level of risk for breastfeeding is confirmed in these scientific publications:
  1. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2014/chapter-3-infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/malaria
  2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20074099
  3. http://jtm.oxfordjournals.org/content/jtm/17/1/32.full.pdf
  4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19637424
  5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19544101
  6. http://seq.es/seq/0214-3429/22/2/revisionperez.pdf
  7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14614665

Comments  

+3 #1 Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient) 2017-06-01 11:57
I have not completed my treatment so I cannot rate higher than 4 until then. I felt improvement within 2 wks. Easy to measure--use water displacement method to avoid waste as it is very expensive. Eat food with or before taking it to minimize nausea.

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