Hi, Anne:  Hale lists Cipro as L4-Hazardous for breastfeeding but I was
talking to one of my patients who also is a pharmacist who told me that for
the standard 5 day course, she herself would feel comfortable taking Cipro
but that she would not recommend breastfeeding if the mom was on a longer
course for a more severe infection.  So there is another opinion.
Remember, as the LC and the MD help a mother make a decision as to whether
to take a med or not, the age/health status of the baby must be taken into
account, as well as how much a baby is nursing per day, as well as things
like the drug's half-life.  One option that moms have that we frequently
forget about is to drop down to part-time nursing to minimize the amount of
med that the baby is being exposed to.
Hope this helps.
Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL  USA

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