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Safety in Lactation: Antipsychotics
Additional information relating to breastfeeding To be used in conjunction with individual drug entries for specific information and guidance. Oral and non-depot antipsychotics with less… Amisulpride Aripiprazole Benperidol Chlorpromazine Clozapine Flupentixol Flupentixol decanoate Fluphenazine decanoate Haloperidol Haloperidol decanoate Levomepromazine Loxapine Lurasidone Mental health and illness Obstetrics and gynaecology Olanzapine Olanzapine embonate Paediatrics and neonates Paliperidone Pericyazine Perphenazine Pipotiazine Promazine Quetiapine Risperidone Safety in Breastfeeding Sulpiride Trifluoperazine Zuclopenthixol Zuclopenthixol decanoateLactation Safety Information
Depot injection
Depot injection
No published evidence of safety for use as depot injection. However maternal oral doses of up to 10mg daily produce low levels in milk
Long half-life increases risk of accumulation in breastfed infants
Monitor infant for drowsiness, poor feeding, irritability, and behavioural effects
9 November 2018