Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking rosuvastatin

Rosuvastatin and pregnancy

Rosuvastatin is not recommended in pregnancy. If you become pregnant while taking rosuvastatin, stop taking the medicine and tell your doctor.

Also talk to your doctor if you are planning to get pregnant. Whether you continue taking rosuvastatin or not depends on the reason why you are taking it. It may be possible to switch to a medicine that is better during pregnancy.

Your doctor may decide that it is better for you to keep taking rosuvastatin until you have a positive pregnancy test and then stop.

Rosuvastatin and breastfeeding

It might be OK to take rosuvastatin while breastfeeding, but you might also be told to stop taking your medicine until you have stopped breastfeeding. Your doctor or pharmacist will help you decide.

There is some information which shows that rosuvastatin passes into breast milk in very small amounts. It's unlikely to cause any side effects in your baby, or affect their cholesterol.

If you notice that your baby is not feeding as well as usual, or is not putting on weight as you would expect, or if you have any other concerns about your baby, talk to your health visitor, midwife, pharmacist, or doctor as soon as possible.

Rosuvastatin and fertility

There's no evidence to suggest that taking rosuvastatin reduces fertility in either men or women. But if you're trying to get pregnant, talk to your doctor first.