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Review

Ganciclovir

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In: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006.
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Ganciclovir

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Several factors might affect the decision to use ganciclovir in a nursing mother. No information is available on the clinical use of ganciclovir during breastfeeding. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be transmitted to infants though breastmilk, with preterm and immunocompromised infants at greatest risk. No information is available on any changes in the risk of transmission if the mother is being treated with ganciclovir. Although the manufacturer recommends avoiding breastfeeding during ganciclovir use because of the risk of infant drug toxicity, neonates with CMV infections are often treated directly with ganciclovir. If the mother has a concurrent infection with HIV, breastfeeding is not recommended in the United States and other developed countries.

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