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Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml Pregnancy |
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Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml crosses the placenta (Ramsey 2003).
The maternal serum half-life of Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml is unchanged in early pregnancy and decreased at term; however, high concentrations of Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml are sustained in the myometrium and adipose tissue (Fischer 2012; Ramsey 2003).
Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml may be used as an alternative or adjunctive prophylactic antibiotic in females undergoing unplanned cesarean delivery (ACOG 199 2018). Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml is recommended for the treatment of several infections, including chlamydia, gonococcal infections, and Mycobacterium avium complex in pregnant patients (consult current guidelines) (CDC [Workowski 2015]; HHS [OI adult] 2019). Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml may also be used in certain situations prior to vaginal delivery in females at high risk for endocarditis (ACOG 199 2018).
Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml is excreted into human milk. The manufacturer recommends that caution be used when administering Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml to nursing women.
In one lactating woman receiving Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml 500 mg/day, Sumamed 100 mg/5 ml milk concentration measured 1.3 and 2.8 mcg/mL 1 hour after the first dose and 30 hours after the third dose, respectively.
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