Last update July 4, 2022
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It is a short-acting sedative-hypnotic with anticonvulsant effect. Indicated in states of insomnia, alcohol withdrawal symptoms and status epilepticus. Oral administration.
It is excreted in breast milk in clinically insignificant amount. (Tunstall 1979)
Its pharmacokinetic data (low molecular weight and low percentage of plasma protein binding) makes it likely that significant amounts will pass into breast milk.
Until there is more published data on this drug in relation to breastfeeding, safer known alternatives may be preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in cases of prematurity.