Antipsychotic drugs and safety concerns for breast-feeding infants

Tapan Parikh, Dharmendra Goyal, Jonathan R. Scarff, Steven Lippmann*

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Abstract

Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to treat psychiatric symptoms during the postpartumperiod are secreted into breastmilk. Because breast-feeding is crucial to infant development, it is important to select a medication that poses the fewest adverse consequences. Aripiprazole, haloperidol, perphenazine, and trifluoperazine demonstrate no known developmental dangers. Olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone are cited as safe, although monitoring is recommended. Chlorpromazine and clozapine may induce developmental concerns. There are limited safety data for asenapine, fluphenazine, iloperidone, loxapine, lurasidone, paliperidone, pimozide, thioridazine, thiothixene, and ziprasidone.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)686-688
Number of pages3
JournalSouthern Medical Journal
Volume107
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Antipsychotic drugs
  • Atypical antipsychotic medications
  • Breast-feeding
  • Lactation
  • Typical antipsychotic agents

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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