fluconazole

Q&A Can oral fluconazole be used with breastfeeding?

Fluconazole is often used to treat lactation-associated candidal infections, and has been used to treat serious candidal infections in preterm and full term neonates. There is therefore clinical experience in the exposure of fluconazole to neonates and infants

The combination of these factors, and the common use of fluconazole without reported adverse effects in breastfed infants, suggests that oral fluconazole is safe in mothers breastfeeding full term infants, and no interruption of breastfeeding is necessary, regardless of which dosing regime is used.

Oral fluconazole use in mothers breastfeeding preterm infants should be approached with caution due to no direct evidence of safety and limited clinical experience.