Is Nitrendipine safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Nitrendipine. 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. Three women who had been breastfeeding for at least 3 months were given nitrendipine 10 mg as a single oral dose. Peak milk levels occurred at 1 or 2 hours after the dose and peak levels ranged from 4.3 to 6.5 mcg/L. Two of the mothers had their milk levels measured after taking nitrendipine 10 mg every 12 hours for 5 days. Peak levels occurred 3 to 4 hours after the dose and ranged from 1.5 to 5.5 mcg/L. It was estimated that an exclusively breastfed infant would receive a daily dosage of 0.095% of the mother's weight-adjusted dosage of nitrendipine and 1.4% of the inactive pyridine metabolite.[ 1 ] Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Alternatives LactMed lists
“No published information” means the studies do not exist yet — not that Nitrendipine 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.