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In an infant whose mother resumes TNF inhibitor therapy (e.g., adalimumab, infliximab, certolizumab) after delivery and is breastfeeding, do you recommend delaying live vaccinations?

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Rheumatology · Weill Cornell Medical College

IgG-based biologic therapies - including TNF inhibitors - are all considered compatible with breastfeeding, since IgG passes only minimally into breast milk. Given these agents are proteins, the minimal drug that is transferred is unlikely to remain intact (or active) with passage through the infant...

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