Hi Rachel,
 
I did a search on Dr. Thomas Hale's website and found the following  response 
to a similar question. I hope you find it helpful.
 
Kathy

A mother has been told by her MD that she must stop breastfeeding her  
14-month-old child because she has been prescribed Ketek (telithromycin) 400 mg  3 
times a day. I can't find any info about Ketek, can anyone  help? 


Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 
 
Telithromycin (Ketek) is just another macrolide-like antibiotic similar to  
azithromycin. It is a new class of antibiotic with better activity against  
multidrug-resistant gram-positive bacteria and Haemophilus influenzae. 
 
This whole family is quite safe to use in infants and breastfeeding mothers  
as long as its a few weeks postpartum. With a 14 month old infant, there 
should  be no problem using this one at all. We use Zithromax all the time in young 
 children. 
 
Tom Hale, PH.D. 
 
_http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/discus/messages/40/1250.html_ 
(http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/discus/messages/40/1250.html) 
 
 
 
 

Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation  and Parenting Services
 
Kathleen  Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting  Services

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