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The following applies to the ingredients: Aspirin

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100 mg/day or less: Use with caution
Greater than 100 mg/day: NSAIDs should be avoided at 20 weeks gestation and later

AU TGA pregnancy category: C
US FDA pregnancy category: Not Assigned

Risk Summary: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) use in pregnant women at 30 weeks gestation and later may cause premature closure of the fetal ductus arteriosus; NSAID use at 20 weeks gestation or later may cause fetal renal dysfunction leading to oligohydramnios and, in some cases, neonatal renal impairment.

Comments:
-Guidelines recommend low-dose aspirin prophylaxis (e.g., 81 mg/day) in women at high risk of preeclampsia; initiation should be between 12- and 28-weeks gestation (optimally before 16 weeks) and continued until delivery; the use aspirin at 81 mg/day dose for certain pregnancy-related conditions at any point in pregnancy is an exception to the FDA recommendations to avoid use of NSAIDs in pregnancy at 20 weeks or later.
-If NSAID use is necessary between 20- and 30-weeks' gestation, limit use to the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration possible; ultrasound monitoring of amniotic fluid should be considered if NSAID use extends beyond 48 hours; if oligohydramnios occurs, discontinue NSAID and treat appropriately.
-NSAID use is not recommended in women attempting to conceive as it may impair female fertility.

In animals, prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors have been shown to increase pre and post-implantation loss and embryo-fetal lethality. Epidemiologic studies suggest increased risk of miscarriage, cardiac malformations, and gastroschisis when used early in pregnancy; the absolute risk of cardiovascular malformations increased from less than 1% to up to approximately 1.5%. The risk is believed to increase with dose and duration of therapy.

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is a NSAID that inhibits cyclooxygenase (COX) isoenzymes 1 and 2. The effect on COX isoenzymes is dose-dependent with lower doses (60 to 150 mg) inhibiting platelet synthesis while higher doses results in inhibition of both COX-1 and COX-2 blocking all prostaglandin production. Low-dose aspirin has been used during pregnancy to prevent or delay the onset of preeclampsia. Daily low-dose aspirin has been shown to be associated with a low likelihood of serious maternal, or fetal complications. Guidelines should be consulted for specific use.

During the third trimester of pregnancy, administration of COX-1 and COX-2 blocking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may cause premature closure of the fetal ductus arteriosus, oligohydramnios, fetal renal impairment, pulmonary hypertension, and prolongation of bleeding time. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy.

US FDA Drug Safety Communication (10-2020): The FDA is requiring a new warning be added to NSAID labeling describing the risk of fetal kidney problems that may result in low amniotic fluid. The FDA is recommending pregnant women avoid NSAID use at 20 weeks gestation or later; the use aspirin at 81 mg/day dose for certain pregnancy-related conditions at any point in pregnancy is an exception. Through 2017, the FDA has received 35 reports of low amniotic fluid levels or kidney problems in mothers who took NSAIDs while pregnant. Five newborns died; 2 had kidney failure and confirmed low amniotic fluid, 3 had kidney failure without confirmed low amniotic fluid. The low amniotic fluid started as early as 20 weeks of pregnancy. There were 11 reports of low amniotic fluid levels during pregnancy and the fluid volume returned to normal after the NSAID was stopped. The medical literature has reported low amniotic fluid levels with use of NSAIDs for varying amounts of time, ranging from 48 hours to multiple weeks. Complications of prolonged oligohydramnios may include limb contractures and delayed lung maturation. In some postmarketing cases of impaired neonatal renal function, invasive procedures such as exchange transfusion or dialysis were required. In other cases, the condition was reversible within 3 to 6 days of stopping the NSAID and in these cases reappeared when the same NSAID was restarted.

Administration during labor and delivery is not recommended as the onset of labor may be delayed and duration increased with greater bleeding tendency in mother and child.

A study of the use of low-dose aspirin (60 mg per day) to prevent and treat preeclampsia in 9364 pregnant women (the Collaborative Low-dose Aspirin Study in Pregnancy--CLASP) did "not support routine prophylactic or therapeutic administration of antiplatelet therapy in pregnancy to all women at increased risk of preeclampsia or IUGR." In that study, no excess of intraventricular hemorrhage, neonatal bleeds, or mortality attributable to bleeding were observed. The investigators did identify a possible role for low-dose aspirin in the treatment of early-onset preeclampsia severe enough to need very preterm delivery.

AU TGA pregnancy category C: Drugs which, owing to their pharmacological effects, have caused or may be suspected of causing, harmful effects on the human fetus or neonate without causing malformations. These effects may be reversible. Accompanying texts should be consulted for further details.

US FDA pregnancy category Not Assigned: The US FDA has amended the pregnancy labeling rule for prescription drug products to require labeling that includes a summary of risk, a discussion of the data supporting that summary, and relevant information to help health care providers make prescribing decisions and counsel women about the use of drugs during pregnancy. Pregnancy categories A, B, C, D, and X are being phased out.

The following applies to the ingredients: Semaglutide (found in Ozempic)

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Noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH): This drug should be used during pregnancy only if the benefit outweighs the risk to the fetus.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: This drug should be used during pregnancy only if the benefit outweighs the risk to the fetus.
-According to some authorities: Use is not recommended.
Weight management: Use is not recommended.

AU TGA pregnancy category: D
US FDA pregnancy category: Not assigned

Risk summary: Limited and insufficient data are available on the use of this drug in pregnant women to inform a drug-related risk; based on animal data, this drug may cause fetal harm.

Comments:
-According to some authorities: Contraception use is recommended during therapy for patients of childbearing potential.
-This drug should be discontinued at least 2 months before a planned pregnancy due to the long half-life.
-Additionally for Wegovy:
---A pregnancy exposure registry is available.
---When a pregnancy is recognized, the patient should be apprised of the potential harm to the fetus and discontinue the drug.

Animal studies have revealed evidence of embryofetal mortality, early pregnancy losses, structural abnormalities, and growth alterations. After subcutaneous dosing in rats, rabbits, and cynomolgus monkeys during organogenesis, pharmacologically mediated maternal toxicity (reduced body weight gain and food consumption) was observed at all dose levels. In rats, reduced growth and fetal abnormalities (visceral and skeletal) were observed at the human exposure. In rabbits, early pregnancy losses and increased rates of minor fetal abnormalities (visceral and skeletal) were seen at clinically relevant exposures. In monkeys, sporadic abnormalities (vertebra, sternebra, ribs) occurred at exposures above the human exposure. Exposures at the no observed adverse effect level in all species were subclinical or only slightly higher than the plasma AUC at the maximum recommended human dose; a direct effect of this drug on the fetus cannot be excluded. Salcaprozate sodium (SNAC), an absorption enhancer in the oral tablet, has been shown to cross the placenta and reach fetal tissues in rats; SNAC was associated with increased gestation length, stillbirths, and decreased pup viability following oral dosing in pregnant rats during gestation and lactation. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy.

To monitor the outcomes of pregnant women exposed to this drug, a pregnancy registry has been established. Pregnant women exposed to Wegovy and health care providers are encouraged to contact the manufacturer at wegovypregnancyregistry.com.

Clinical considerations:
-Noncirrhotic MASH: There may be risks to the mother and fetus related to MASH with advanced liver fibrosis (e.g., increased risks of gestational diabetes, hypertensive complications, preterm birth, postpartum hemorrhage); the effect of this drug on these risks is unknown.
-Type 2 diabetes mellitus: Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia occur more often during pregnancy in patients with pregestational diabetes; poorly controlled diabetes during pregnancy increases the maternal risk for diabetic ketoacidosis, preeclampsia, spontaneous abortions, preterm delivery, and delivery complications and increases the fetal risk for major birth defects, stillbirth, and macrosomia related morbidity.
-Weight management: Appropriate weight gain based on pre-pregnancy weight is recommended for all pregnant patients because of the obligatory weight gain that occurs in maternal tissues during pregnancy.

AU TGA pregnancy category D: Drugs which have caused, are suspected to have caused or may be expected to cause, an increased incidence of human fetal malformations or irreversible damage. These drugs may also have adverse pharmacological effects. Accompanying texts should be consulted for further details.

US FDA pregnancy category Not Assigned: The US FDA has amended the pregnancy labeling rule for prescription drug products to require labeling that includes a summary of risk, a discussion of the data supporting that summary, and relevant information to help health care providers make prescribing decisions and counsel women about the use of drugs during pregnancy. Pregnancy categories A, B, C, D, and X are being phased out.

The following applies to the ingredients: Aspirin

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Benefit should outweigh risk

Excreted into human milk: Yes

Comments:
-This drug appears compatible with breastfeeding for occasional use and in low doses for anti-thrombosis; however, repeated use in normal doses and long-term use, especially in high doses should be avoided.
-Breastfed infants should be monitored for hemolysis, prolonged bleeding time, and metabolic acidosis.

This drug is excreted in human milk in small amounts. Low dose aspirin (75 to 162 mg/day) is considered by many experts to be compatible with breastfeeding. Peak milk salicylate levels have been reported up to 9 hours after maternal dosing with peak levels generally occurring 2 to 6 hours after nursing. Large doses may result in rashes, platelet abnormalities, and bleeding in nursing infants. Long-term, high dose maternal use was associated with 1 case of metabolic acidosis in breastfed infant. The risk for Reye's syndrome in infants with viral infections is unknown.

The following applies to the ingredients: Semaglutide (found in Ozempic)

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Only injectable forms of this drug should be used during breastfeeding.
-According to some authorities: Use is not recommended.
-According to some authorities: Breastfeeding is not recommended during use of the oral form of this drug.

Excreted into human milk: Unknown
Excreted into animal milk: Yes

Comments:
-Injectable formulations: Developmental and health benefits of breastfeeding should be considered as well as the mother's clinical need for this drug. The effects in the nursing infant are unknown; potential adverse effects in the breastfed child due to this drug or the mother's underlying condition should be considered.
---According to some authorities: A risk to a breastfed child cannot be excluded.
-Oral formulations: The absorption enhancer (salcaprozate sodium [SNAC]) and/or its metabolites are present in human milk; enzyme activity involved in SNAC clearance may be lower in infants compared to adults, leading to higher SNAC plasma levels in neonates and infants.
---There is the potential for serious adverse reactions in breastfed infants due to possible SNAC accumulation.

This drug was not detectable in the milk of mothers receiving the subcutaneous formulation. Data from a lactation study with the oral tablet formulation reported drug levels below the lower limit of quantification in human milk.

In a study involving nursing mothers using subcutaneous doses of this drug, milk samples showed no measurable drug levels. If present at the detection limit, the relative infant dose was estimated to be very low. Additionally, breastfed infants of these mothers showed normal growth and development during the period of exposure through breast milk. This drug has poor oral absorption, with a maximum bioavailability of approximately 1% in adults.

Milk samples were collected (at 0, 12, and 24 hours after dosing) from 8 nursing mothers using this drug subcutaneously (0.25 to 1 mg/week); their infants (4 to 23 months old) were mixed fed, receiving breast milk for 3 to 9 weeks during maternal dosing. None of the milk samples contained any measurable drug (less than 1.7 mcg/L), and the mothers reported normal growth and development for their infants. According to author calculation, if drug milk levels were at the detection limit, the relative infant dose would have averaged 1.12%; this did not account for the poor oral absorption of the drug and maximum bioavailability of 1% in adults.