Atectura Breezhaler Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy: There are insufficient data from the use of Atectura Breezhaler or its individual components (indacaterol and mometasone furoate) in pregnant women to determine whether there is a risk.
Indacaterol was not teratogenic in rats and rabbits following subcutaneous administration (see Pharmacology: Toxicology: Preclinical safety data under Actions). In animal reproduction studies with pregnant mice, rats and rabbits, mometasone furoate caused increased foetal malformations and decreased foetal survival and growth.
Like other medicinal products containing beta₂-adrenergic agonists, indacaterol may inhibit labour due to a relaxant effect on uterine smooth muscle.
This medicinal product should only be used during pregnancy if the expected benefit to the patient justifies the potential risk to the foetus.
Breast-feeding: There is no information available on the presence of indacaterol or mometasone furoate in human milk, on the effects on a breast-fed infant, or on the effects on milk production. Other inhaled corticosteroids similar to mometasone furoate are transferred into human milk. Indacaterol (including its metabolites) and mometasone furoate have been detected in the milk of lactating rats.
A decision must be made whether to discontinue breast-feeding or to discontinue/abstain from therapy, taking into account the benefit of breast-feeding for the child and the benefit of therapy for the woman.
Fertility: Reproduction studies and other data in animals did not indicate a concern regarding fertility in either males or females.