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Can women breastfeed while taking ribavirin?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Breastfeeding must be discontinued before starting ribavirin because adverse reactions in nursing infants are possible and it is unknown whether ribavirin passes into human milk.

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Ribavirin 200 mg film-coated tabletsAurobindo Pharma - Milpharm Ltd. · emc · SmPC §4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation · Version 9Document updated 23 February 2024

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