Is Carbenicillin Indanyl Disodium safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Carbenicillin Indanyl Disodium. This is a summary of that source — not our own verdict.
Effects on the breastfed infant
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Effects on milk supply
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Levels in milk
Maternal Levels. Milk levels have not been reported after oral doses of carbenicillin. After a single 1 gram intramuscular dose of carbenicillin in 3 women, milk levels averaged between 0.1 and 0.24 mg/L over the first 6 hours after the dose. Peak milk levels occurred 4 hours after the intramuscular dose.[ 1 ] Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
“No published information” means the studies do not exist yet — not that Carbenicillin Indanyl Disodium is known to be harmful, and not that it is known to be safe. Your prescriber or pharmacist can weigh your baby's age and whether a better-studied alternative would do the same job. Worth asking before stopping a medicine you need.
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.