Zovex Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

Benzodiazepines including Zovex should only be used during pregnancy or lactation if considered essential by the physician. Animal studies with benzodiazepines have shown minor effects on the foetus while a few studies have reported late behavioural disturbance in offspring exposed in utero.
If the product is prescribed to a woman of childbearing potential, the patient should be warned to contact a physician regarding discontinuance of the product if the patient intends to become or suspects that the patient is pregnant. If, for compelling medical reasons, the product is administered during the late phase of pregnancy, or during labour, effects on the neonate, such as hypothermia, hypotonia, and moderate respiratory depression, can be expected, due to the pharmacological action of the compound. Moreover, infants born to mothers who took benzodiazepines chronically during the latter stages of pregnancy may have developed physical dependence and may be at some risk for developing withdrawal symptoms in the postnatal period.
Since benzodiazepines are found in the breast milk, benzodiazepines should not be given to breast feeding mothers.