Medoglycin Pregnancy

• Pregnancy of Medoglycin in details
• Medoglycin breastfeeding
• Medoglycin reviews

Pregnancy of Medoglycin in details

Medoglycin crosses the placenta at term and can be detected in cord blood and the amniotic fluid (Medina 1963). Medoglycin injection may also contain benzyl alcohol, which may cross the placenta.

Medoglycin breastfeeding

Drug levels of 0.5 to 2.4 mcg/mL have been reported in human breast milk. In 1 study, serum and milk levels measured 6 hours postdose in 9 patients administered 500 mg orally every 6 hours for 3 days averaged 1.37 and 1.28 mcg/mL, respectively, representing a milk to plasma ratio of 0.9. Much lower milk to plasma ratios of 0.13 to 0.17 have also been reported. No adverse effects have been reported in nursing infants.

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: The effects in the nursing infant are unknown.

See references

References for pregnancy information

1. Mickal A, Dildy GA, Miller HJ "Medoglycin in the treatment of cervicitis and vagini in pregnancy." South Med J 59 (1966): 567-70
2. Heineman HS "Letter: Safety of Medoglycin in pregnancy." Am J Obstet Gynecol 125 (1976): 879
3. "Product Information. Lincocin (Medoglycin)." Pharmacia and Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI.
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References for breastfeeding information

1. Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ.. "Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 7th ed." Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2005):
2. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia "APPGuide online. Australian prescription products guide online. Available from: URL: http://www.appco.com.au/appguide/default.asp." ():
3. "Product Information. Lincocin (Medoglycin)." Pharmacia and Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI.
4. Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information." O 0

References

1. PubMed Health. "Lincomycin (By injection) (Lincocin): This section provide the link out information of drugs collectetd in PubMed Health. ". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhe... (accessed September 17, 2018).
2. FDA Orange Book. "LINCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE: The publication, Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (the List, commonly known as the Orange Book), identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act).". https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Informatio... (accessed September 17, 2018).

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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology