Mounjaro for Breastfeeding: Evidence, Eligibility, Coverage

The Mounjaro label on breastfeeding: In a small study, levels in breast milk were undetectable or low.

Mounjaro overview

How long the drug stays in your body

Its half-life is about 5 days, so after 5 d half is gone, and after five half-lives, which is 25 d, about 3% is left.

Weight loss in its main trial

In SURPASS-1, people with type 2 diabetes lost 7.8 kg over 40 weeks, compared with 1 kg on placebo.

Prices as time goes on

In US dollars, the monthly figures come from the maker's price page: they cover list price and self-pay offers.

Mounjaro label: breastfeeding
Medicine	What the label says
Mounjaro	In a small study, levels in breast milk were undetectable or low.

Label warnings come from the FDA label at DailyMed.

GLP-1 medicines and breastfeeding
Medicine	What the label says	How it is taken
Mounjaro	In a small study, levels in breast milk were undetectable or low.	weekly injection
Ozempic	It is not known if the medicine passes into human breast milk.	weekly injection
Wegovy	The tablets contain SNAC, which is also found in breast milk; for the injection, passage into breast milk is not known.	weekly injection or daily tablet
Rybelsus	The tablets contain SNAC, which is also found in breast milk.	daily tablet
Zepbound	In a small study, levels in breast milk were undetectable or low.	weekly injection
Foundayo	It is not known if the medicine passes into human breast milk.	daily tablet
Trulicity	It is not known if the medicine passes into human breast milk.	weekly injection
Saxenda	It is not known if the medicine passes into human breast milk.	daily injection
Victoza	It is not known if the medicine passes into human breast milk.	daily injection
Byetta	It is not known if the medicine passes into human breast milk.	twice-daily injection

For the full prescribing information for Mounjaro, see DailyMed: Mounjaro label.