Adalimumab

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

Limited information indicates that maternal adalimumab injections produce low levels in breastmilk. Because adalimumab is a large protein molecule, it is likely to be partially destroyed in the infant's gastrointestinal tract and absorption by the infant is probably minimal.[1] Adalimumab was undetectable in the serum of some breastfed infants and some information indicates that adalimumab does not adversely affect the nursing infant. In mothers who received adalimumab during pregnancy, continued use while breastfeeding does not prolong adalimumab elimination by the infant.[2] Most experts and professional guidelines consider adalimumab to be acceptable to use during breastfeeding.[3-13] Waiting for at least 2 weeks postpartum to resume therapy may minimize transfer to the infant.[14]

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