Answer
Ergocalciferol injection should not be administered to breastfeeding mothers; it passes into human milk, and large maternal doses have caused infant hypercalcaemia, requiring monitoring of the infant’s serum calcium in such cases.
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- Ergocalciferol 300,000IU Solution for InjectionRPH Pharmaceuticals AB · emc · SmPC §4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation · Version 3Document updated
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