Lenacapavir use while Breastfeeding

Summary of Use during Lactation

No information is available on the use of lenacapavir during breastfeeding. Because the drug is greater than 98.5% protein bound, the amounts in milk are likely to be low. Achieving and maintaining viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy decreases breastfeeding transmission risk to less than 1%, but not zero. Individuals with HIV who are on antiretroviral therapy with a sustained undetectable viral load and who choose to breastfeed should be supported in this decision. If a viral load is not suppressed, banked pasteurized donor milk or formula is recommended.[1,2]

Drug Levels

Maternal Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Effects in Breastfed Infants

Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Effects on Lactation and Breastmilk

Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

References

1.

World Health Organization. Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: Recommendations for a public health approach. 2021. https://www​.who.int/publications​/i/item/9789240031593. [PubMed: 34370423]

2.

Department of Health and Human Services. Recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV transmission in the United States. 2024. https:​//clinicalinfo​.hiv.gov/sites/default​/files/guidelines/documents​/perinatal-hiv​/guidelines-perinatal.pdf.

Substance Name

Lenacapavir

CAS Registry Number

2189684-44-2

Drug Class

Breast Feeding

Lactation

Milk, Human

Anti-Infective Agents

Antiviral Agents

Anti-HIV Agents

Anti-Retroviral Agents

HIV capsid inhibitors