Is Mometasone, Inhalation 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 Mometasone, Inhalation. The text below is quoted from that source — it is not our own verdict.
Summary of use during breastfeeding
Neither inhaled mometasone, mometasone nasal spray, nor mometasone nasal implants have been studied during breastfeeding. Although not measured, the amounts of inhaled and nasal corticosteroids absorbed into the maternal bloodstream and excreted into breastmilk are probably too small to affect a breastfed infant. Expert opinion considers inhaled, nasal and oral corticosteroids acceptable to use during breastfeeding.[1,2] See also Mometasone, Topical.
Effects on the breastfed infant
None reported with any corticosteroid.
Effects on milk supply
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Levels in milk
Maternal Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Alternatives LactMed lists
Source: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), via NCBI Bookshelf, record “Mometasone, Inhalation” (LM190). 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.