Levofloxacina B. Braun Pregnancy

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Pregnancy of Levofloxacina B. Braun in details

Pregnancy is always a special situation where every action or side effect of the drug varies when compared to a situation of a non-pregnant patient. It is not only because the pregnant woman's metabolism differs due to the hormonal and other changes happened to her, but also because every medicine or its metabolite passes to the baby and shows its action there. The only thing is, be cautious, attentive and well supervised when you take any single drug in pregnancy. The interactions can vary in pregnancy, and the dosage may differ as well. Strict supervision of the Physician is mandatory.
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Levofloxacina B. Braun crosses the placenta and can be detected in the amniotic fluid and cord blood (Ozyüncü 2010a; Ozyüncü 2010b). Information specific to Levofloxacina B. Braun use during pregnancy is limited (Padberg 2014).

Levofloxacina B. Braun breastfeeding

When a drug is taken when the patient is breast feeding, a part of the drug is secreted in her breast milk and is passed to the baby. The dosage of the medicine to mother and baby are different, and many drugs actions are side effects when you take them without a disease, and what if you the baby takes them without a disease? What if the drug is contraindicated in newborns, infants or children? So, breastfeeding is a very alarming situation when the mother is on medications. Ask your Physician or Pediatrician about the effect of the drug on the baby and how much is excreted in breast milk and if it harms the baby!

LactMed: Use is considered acceptable with monitoring of the infant for possible effects on the gastrointestinal flora (e.g., diarrhea or candidiasis [thrush, diaper rash]); avoiding breastfeeding between 4 to 6 hours after maternal dosing should decrease the infant's exposure to this drug in breast milk. -According to some authorities, use is contraindicated. -According to other authorities, a decision should be made to discontinue breastfeeding or discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother. Excreted into human milk: Yes Comments: -This drug is the L-isomer (S-enantiomer) of ofloxacin, which is excreted into human milk. -The effects in the nursing infant are unknown; potential risk of serious side effects in the nursing infant

Cartilage erosion and arthropathy have been observed in immature animals giving rise to concern over toxic effects in the developing joints of nursing infants; however, some studies suggest risk is low. Absorption of the small amounts of fluoroquinolones in milk may be blocked by the calcium in milk; data insufficient to prove or disprove. Postpartum (time not specified), 10 lactating women received ofloxacin (the racemic mixture) 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 3 doses. At 2 hours after the third dose, milk ofloxacin levels were highest and averaged 2.4 mg/L. Milk levels then declined and averaged 1.9 mg/L at 4 hours, 1.25 mg/L at 6 hours, 0.64 mg/L at 9 hours, 0.29 mg/L at 12 hours, and 0.05 mg/L at 24 hours after the dose. Based on peak milk levels in this study, an exclusively breastfed infant would receive up to 0.36 mg/kg daily (estimated) with this maternal dose regimen. A woman received Levofloxacina B. Braun 500 mg once a day (IV for 9 days, then orally for 17 days); 26 breast milk samples were collected, starting on day 10 of therapy and continuing for 6 days after therapy was stopped. Using a pharmacokinetic model, a peak milk level of 8.2 mg/L at 5 hours after dosing was predicted. Milk levels declined with a half-life of 7 hours (estimated); at 65 hours after the dose, traces of this drug were still detectable in breast milk. According to author calculation, a fully breastfed infant of a mother taking 500 mg/day would receive 1.25 mg/day in breast milk, which is much lower than the dose used to treat children. This drug has been recommended by the US CDC as an alternative agent for postexposure prophylaxis and treatment of anthrax in lactating women. The Working Group on Civilian Biodefense has recommended this drug as an alternative for plague.

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References for pregnancy information

  1. Ramakrishnan K, Scheid DC "Diagnosis and management of acute pyelonephritis in adults." Am Fam Physician 71 (2005): 933-42
  2. Inglesby TV, Dennis DT, Henderson DA, et al "Plague as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. Working Group on Civilian Biodefense." JAMA 283 (2000): 2281-90
  3. Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ.. "Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 5th ed." Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins (1998):
  4. Meaney-Delman D, Zotti ME, Greanga AA, et al; Workgroup on Anthrax in Pregnant and Postpartum Women "Special considerations for treatment of anthrax in pregnant and postpartum women. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2002.130611" ([2014 Feb]):
  5. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics." O 0
  6. "Product Information. Levaquin (Levofloxacina B. Braun)." Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Raritan, NJ.

References for breastfeeding information

  1. United States National Library of Medicine "Toxnet. Toxicology Data Network. Available from: URL: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT." ([cited 2013 -]):
  2. Cahill JB Jr, Bailey EM, Chien S, Johnson GM "Levofloxacina B. Braun secretion in breast milk: a case report." Pharmacotherapy 25 (2005): 116-8
  3. Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ.. "Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 5th ed." Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins (1998):
  4. Meaney-Delman D, Zotti ME, Greanga AA, et al; Workgroup on Anthrax in Pregnant and Postpartum Women "Special considerations for treatment of anthrax in pregnant and postpartum women. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2002.130611" ([2014 Feb]):
  5. Inglesby TV, Dennis DT, Henderson DA, et al "Plague as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. Working Group on Civilian Biodefense." JAMA 283 (2000): 2281-90
  6. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics." O 0
  7. "Product Information. Levaquin (Levofloxacina B. Braun)." Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Raritan, NJ.


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References

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