Can a breast feeding mother take azithromycin?

Answer 1

Whenever a woman is breast feeding, care should be exercised in taking any medicine. Many medicines are known to enter the breast milk and be harmful to the nursing infant. For many medicines we don't know if they would be harmful or not. As a general rule of thumb, I would not recommend that a nursing mother take any medicine that I wouldn't feel comfortable prescribing to her baby. Azithromycin falls into this category, and I recommend that nursing mothers do not take it during their children's first six months.
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It is not known whether azithromycin passes into breast milk. Although most medicines pass into breast milk in small amounts, many of them may be used safely while breast-feeding. Mothers who are taking this medicine and who wish to breast-feed should discuss this with their doctor.
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Answer 2

Azithromycin is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria, such as bronchitis; pneumonia; sexually transmitted diseases (STD); and infections of the ears, lungs, skin, and throat. Azithromycin is in a class of medications called macrolide antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.
What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking azithromycin, tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking azithromycin, call your doctor.
Please see the web pages for more details on Azithromycin.

Answer 3

Rather than asking your question here, get the straight info from your OB.

Answer 4

She should not feed the infant her milk, while on any medication.