Lofexidine

Review
In: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006.
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Excerpt

No information is available on the use of lofexidine during breastfeeding. Lofexidine is chemically and pharmacologically related to clonidine, which reaches high levels in milk and in the breastfed infant. Although it is not contraindicated during breastfeeding, lofexidine should be used with caution during breastfeeding, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. An alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.

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