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Safety in Lactation: Antipsychotics
22 September 2020Additional 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…
What are the clinically significant drug interactions with tobacco smoking?
23 March 2020This Medicines Q&A summarises those drug interactions with tobacco smoking that are considered to be most clinically important. Most interactions between drugs and tobacco smoking…
Lactation Safety Information
Oral
Oral
Quetiapine, Haloperidol
Moderate published evidence indicates that maternal oral doses up to 20mg daily produce low levels in breast milk
Long half-life increases risk of accumulation in breastfed infants
Occasional adverse effects reported including somnolence, lethargy poor sucking, irritability and tremor
Monitor infant for sedation, poor feeding, behavioural effects, extrapyramidal symptoms, and developmental milestones
17 September 2020
Depot injection
Depot injection
see entry under Olanzapine embonate
17 September 2020