NEO-PENOTRAN FORTE PESSARY should not be used in the first trimester of pregnancy.
In the second and third trimesters, benefit/risk ratio should be evaluated by a physician, should not be used unless it is necessary. Breastfeeding should be discontinued, since metronidazole appears in milk.
Use in pregnancy & lactation:
Pregnancy Category B for metronidazole and lidocaine and
pregnancy category C for miconazole.
After the 1st trimester of pregnancy, Neo-Penotran/Neo-Penotran Forte/ may be used in cases considered essential by a physician, but should be used under control.
Breastfeeding should be discontinued since metronidazole appears in the milk. It can be started again 24-48 hrs after the end of treatment. It is not known whether lidocaine is excreted in human milk; therefore, caution should be observed when Neo-Penotran Forte L is administered to a nursing woman..