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        • What is covered in this topic?
        • Overview of psychotropic breastfeeding data
        • Principles of psychotropic use while breastfeeding
        • Antidepressant use while breastfeeding
        • Antiepileptic use for psychiatric disorders while breastfeeding
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Suvorexant use while breastfeeding

Avoid suvorexant while breastfeeding because it has no breastfeeding safety data—also consider the Principles of psychotropic use while breastfeeding.

For advice on suvorexant use in females of childbearing potential, see here.

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