Last update June 10, 2009

Pentostatin

Very High Risk

Very unsafe. Contraindicated. Use of an alternative or cessation of breastfeeding. Read the Comment.

Drug is cleared from the body in 8 elimination half-lives.

Return to breastfeeding is likely safe after 2 days of pumping-discarding of the milk.

Alternatives

We do not have alternatives for Pentostatin.

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Molecular weight 268 daltons
Protein Binding 4 %
T½ 6 hours

References

  1. Johnson SA. Clinical pharmacokinetics of nucleoside analogues: focus on haematological malignancies. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2000 Abstract

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