Is Aminosalicylic Acid safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Aminosalicylic Acid. This is a summary of that source — not our own verdict.
Effects on the breastfed infant
Aminosalicylic acid was used as part of multi-drug regimens to treat 2 pregnant women with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis throughout pregnancy and postpartum. Their two infants were breastfed (extent and duration not stated). At age 1.8 and 4.6 years, the children were developing normally, except for except for a mild speech delay in one at age 1.8 years, and failure to thrive in the other, possibly due to tuberculosis contracted after birth.[ 2 ]
Effects on milk supply
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Levels in milk
Maternal Levels. One woman who was lactating, but not breastfeeding (time postpartum not stated) took a single 4 gram oral dose of aminosalicylic acid. A peak milk level of 1.1 mg/L occurred 3 hours after the dose. The drug's half-life in milk was estimated to be 2.5 hours.[ 1 ] Using these data, a fully breastfed infant would receive a maximum of about 0.25% of the maternal weight-adjusted dosage. Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Source: NIH LactMed (National Library of Medicine).
Educational summary of an authoritative source — not medical advice. Never start, stop, or change a medicine while breastfeeding without confirming with your doctor.