Last update March 24, 2015
Likely Compatibility
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. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.
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Midecamycin is also known as
Midecamycin belongs to this group or family:
Main tradenames from several countries containing Midecamycin in its composition:
Variable | Value | Unit |
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Molecular weight | 814 | daltons |
Protein Binding | 47 | % |
Tmax | 0.5 - 1 | hours |
T½ | 1 - 3 | hours |
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e-lactancia is a resource recommended by Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine - 2015 of United States of America
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It is a Macrolide-type antibiotic.
At latest update, relevant published data on excretion into breast milk were not found.
A high molecular weight makes excretion into breast milk be very unlikely.
Until more data on this medication is available, safer alternative drugs are preferred, especially in such critical age periods.
Be aware of false negative results of bacterial cultures from febrile infants, that may occur when breastfeeding mothers are taking antibiotics.