The recommendations the InfantRisk Center provides are not meant to replace medical advice from your physician. The ultimate decision to breastfeed while taking medications should be based on an informed decision including available data, discussions between a mother, her physician, and the infants' pediatrician. The decision to take medications during pregnancy should be based available data and a discussion between a mother and her OB/GYN.
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Mesalamine and mercaptopurine are both fairly safe drugs to use in breastfeeding mothers. Your patient is on a high dose of the Delzicol, so watch out for watery diarrhea in the baby.
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