Last update: July 20, 2017

Piperacillin

Very Low Risk for breastfeeding


Safe. Compatible.
Minimal risk for breastfeeding and infant.

Ureidopenicillin with a similar use to ticarcillin (see specific info).

It is excreted into breastmilk in a clinically insignificant amount (Baier 1982, Chaplin 1982, Wyeth 2007).

Because it lacks of oral bioavailability, seems difficult any pass to the infant’s plasma through the breast milk ingested, except on premature infants and immediate neonatal period, in which there may be an increased intestinal permeability.

Authorized use in infants and small infants (Chen 2009).

Be aware of the likelihood of false negative cultures of febrile infants whose mothers are on antibiotics, as well as the possibility of gastroenteritis due to imbalanced intestinal flora (Ito 1993).


See below the information of this related product:

Alternatives

We do not have alternatives for Piperacillin since it is relatively safe.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 0 %
Molecular weight 536 daltons
Protein Binding 30 %
VD 10 - 16 l/Kg
Tmax 0,5 - 0,9 hours
T1/2 0,7 - 1,2 hours
Theoretical Dose 0,29 mg/Kg/d
Relative Dose 0,1 - 0,2 %
Relat.Ped.Dose 0,13 - 0,2 %

References

  1. AEMPS. Piperacilina-Tazobactam. Ficha técnica 2015 Full text (in our servers)
  2. Chen HN, Lee ML, Yu WK, Lin YW, Tsao LY. Late-onset Enterobacter cloacae sepsis in very-low-birth-weight neonates: experience in a medical center. Pediatr Neonatol. 2009 Abstract
  3. Wyeth. Piperacillin & Tazobactam Product Information. 2007 Full text (in our servers)
  4. Ito S, Blajchman A, Stephenson M, Eliopoulos C, Koren G. Prospective follow-up of adverse reactions in breast-fed infants exposed to maternal medication. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 May;168(5):1393-9. Abstract
  5. Chaplin S, Sanders GL, Smith JM. Drug excretion in human breast milk. Adv Drug React Acute Poisoning Rev 1982; 1:255-87. 1982
  6. Baier R, Wolnik L, Puppel H et al. Piperacillin concentrations in milk and serum from lactating women. Proc ICAAC. 1982;203. Abstract 779 (in https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/lactmed.htm) 1982
  7. Tjandramaga TB, Mullie A, Verbesselt R, De Schepper PJ, Verbist L. Piperacillin: human pharmacokinetics after intravenous and intramuscular administration. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1978 Abstract

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