Is Clotiazepam safe while breastfeeding?

Here is what LactMed, the Drugs and Lactation Database published by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), reports about Clotiazepam. The text below is quoted from that source — it is not our own verdict.

Summary of use during breastfeeding

Clotiazepam is not approved for marketing in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Very little information is available on the passage of clotiazepam into milk. One review recommends avoiding clotiazepam during breastfeeding.[1] An alternate drug is preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. If clotiazepam is used, monitor the infant for sedation, poor feeding and poor weight gain.

Effects on the breastfed infant

Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Effects on milk supply

Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Levels in milk

Maternal Levels. A woman who was taking oral clotiazepam 5 mg daily donated a milk sample between 3 and 6 days postpartum at 1 hour after a dose at the estimated peak serum concentration. She had a 1-hour milk level of 16.3 mcg/L.[2]

Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Alternatives LactMed lists

“No published information” means the studies do not exist yet — not that Clotiazepam is known to be harmful, and not that it is known to be safe. Your prescriber or pharmacist can weigh your baby's age and whether a better-studied alternative would do the same job. Worth asking before stopping a medicine you need.

Source: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), via NCBI Bookshelf, record “Clotiazepam” (clotiazepam). LactMed on NCBI Bookshelf. LactMed is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Educational summary of an authoritative source — not medical advice. Never start, stop, or change a medicine while breastfeeding without confirming with your doctor.