Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking solifenacin

Solifenacin is not usually recommended in pregnancy because there's not enough information available to say if it's safe for your baby.

However, in some cases, you may benefit from staying on solifenacin. If you're trying to get pregnant or you're already pregnant, talk to your doctor about whether taking solifenacin is right for you.

If your doctor, health visitor or midwife says your baby is healthy, you can take solifenacin if you need to while you're breastfeeding. However, other medicines might be better. Your doctor or pharmacist will help you decide.

It's not known how much solifenacin gets into breast milk, but it's likely to be a very small amount. However, the amount in breast milk could build up if you're taking it for a long time, which could mean your baby is more likely to get side effects.

Talk to your health visitor, midwife, doctor or pharmacist or call 111 as soon as possible if you have any concerns about your baby. This could include:

• feeding more or less than usual
• not putting on weight as you would expect
• constipation
• peeing less
• being irritable
• colic