Chloramphenicol: is it safe in breastfeeding?

Vanessa Chapman, Director, Trent Medicines Information Service & UK Drugs in Lactation Advisory ServiceSource UKMiPublished 15 March 2019

Chloramphenicol
Eyes and vision
Infection and infectious diseases
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Paediatrics and neonates
Safety in Breastfeeding

This updated Medicines Q&A discusses the safety of the antibiotic, chloramphenicol (systemic and ophthalmic), in breastfeeding women.

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