Use of antiepileptic drugs during breastfeeding : What do we tell the mother?

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M CrettenandU Winterfeld

Abstract

Knowledge about the passage of various antiepileptic drugs into breast milk and its consequences for the infant is limited. Faced with this uncertainty, breastfeeding is often discouraged for these patients. The aim of this study was to comprehensively review the available data regarding antiepileptic drugs during breastfeeding, to compare these data with information provided by the summary of product characteristics (SmPCs), and to provide recommendations for the use of these drugs in breastfeeding women. We performed a systematic literature review on breastfeeding data for 23 antiepileptic drugs. A breastfeeding compatibility score was developed and validated. The estimated score based on the literature review was compared with the estimated score based on recommendations provided by the SmPCs. We identified 75 articles containing exposure and safety data for 15 antiepileptic agents during breastfeeding. The comparison between the score values based on the literature review and on the SmPCs revealed a very low degree of concordance (weighted kappa: 0.08). Phenobarbital, primidone, carbamazepine, valproate and levetiracetam are probably compatible with breastfeeding. Treatment with phenytoin, ethosuximide, clonazepam, oxcarbaz...Continue Reading

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