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The decision whether to discontinue breastfeeding or discontinue/abstain from ticagrelor treatment must weigh breastfeeding’s benefit for the child against treatment’s benefit for the woman, recognising that animal data show ticagrelor and active metabolites enter milk and a risk to newborns/infants cannot be excluded.
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- Brilique 60 mg film-coated tabletsAstraZeneca UK Limited · emc · SmPC §4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation · Version 26Document updated
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