Can I breastfeed while taking levofloxacin?

Some medicines are safe for babies, but some medicines can cause adverse or even very serious reactions, such as pathological jaundice, cyanosis, deafness, liver and kidney damage or vomiting. So, how long can I breastfeed after taking levofloxacin injection during breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding should be stopped for at least 2 to 3 days. The baby should drink plenty of water during these days to speed up the metabolism of the drug from the body and reduce the impact on the baby. Be sure to pay attention to breast milk in the future, and read the instructions before taking the medicine. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should not use it.

Levofloxacin injection has a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect and strong antibacterial effect. It has extremely strong antibacterial specificity for most Enterobacteriaceae, such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Klebsiella, Shigella and Gram-negative bacteria such as Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Legionella pneumophila. It also has antibacterial effects on Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae, but its efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococci is weaker.

Clinical experiments have shown that the blood concentration of levofloxacin injection in patients reaches a stable level within 24 to 48 hours, and the peak blood concentrations after the first and last doses are 5.35 and 6.12 ug/ml, respectively, indicating no significant accumulation. Levofloxacin is widely distributed throughout the body's tissues. The key is to excrete the unchanged drug in the urine. It can be seen that the general half-life of levofloxacin injection is 21 to 48 hours, which means that breastfeeding can be started two days after taking levofloxacin injection during breastfeeding.

Friendly reminder: Breastfeeding mothers must use medications with caution. The smart thing to do is to tell your doctor that you are breastfeeding when you need to take medicine, try to use medicine that cannot be passed through breast milk, and don't take medicine casually.