Baczartan Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy: Losartan should not be initiated during pregnancy. Unless continued losartan therapy is considered essential, patients planning pregnancy should be changed to alternative anti-hypertensive treatments that have an established safety profile for use in pregnancy. When pregnancy is diagnosed, treatment with losartan should be stopped immediately, and, if appropriate, alternative therapy should be started.
The use of losartan is not recommended during the first trimester of pregnancy. The use of losartan is contraindicated during the 2^nd and 3^rd trimester of pregnancy.
Epidemiological evidence regarding the risk of teratogenicity following exposure to ACE inhibitors during the first trimester of pregnancy has not been conclusive; however, a small increase in risk cannot be excluded. Whilst there is no controlled epidemiological data on the risk with Angiotensin II Receptor Inhibitors (AIIRAs), similar risks may exist for this class of medicinal products. Unless continued AIIRA therapy is considered essential, patients planning pregnancy should be changed to alternative anti-hypertensive treatments that have an established safety profile for use in pregnancy. When pregnancy is diagnosed, treatment with losartan should be stopped immediately and, if appropriate, alternative therapy should be started.
Exposure to AIIRA therapy during the second and third trimesters is known to induce human fetotoxicity (decreased renal function, oligohydramnios, skull ossification retardation) and neonatal toxicity (renal failure, hypotension, hyperkalemia).
Should exposure to losartan have occurred from the second trimester of pregnancy, an ultrasound check of renal function and skull is recommended.
Infants whose mothers have taken losartan should be closely observed for hypotension.
Breastfeeding: Because no information is available regarding the use of losartan during breastfeeding, losartan is not recommended and alternative treatments with better-established safety profiles during breastfeeding are preferable, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.