Dulaglutide

The Basics

What is Dulaglutide?

used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus

Brand names for Dulaglutide

Trulicity

How Dulaglutide is classified

Hypoglycemic Agents, Incretins, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists, GLP-1 Agonists

Dulaglutide During Pregnancy

Dulaglutide pregnancy category

Category N/ANote that the FDA has deprecated the use of pregnancy categories, so for some medications, this information isn’t available. We still think it’s useful to list historical info, however, given what a common proxy this has been in the past.

What we know about taking Dulaglutide while pregnant

N/A

Taking Dulaglutide While Breastfeeding

What are recommendations for lactation if you're taking Dulaglutide?

No information is available on the clinical use of dulaglutide during breastfeeding. Because dulaglutide is a large protein molecule with a molecular weight of 59,669 daltons, the amount in milk is likely to be very low and absorption is unlikely because it is probably destroyed in the infant’s gastrointestinal tract. Until more data become available, dulaglutide should be used with caution during breastfeeding, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.

Maternal / infant drug levels

No information is available on the clinical use of dulaglutide during breastfeeding. Because dulaglutide is a large protein molecule with a molecular weight of 59,669 daltons, the amount in milk is likely to be very low and absorption is unlikely because it is probably destroyed in the infant’s gastrointestinal tract. Until more data become available, dulaglutide should be used with caution during breastfeeding, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.

Possible effects of Dulaglutide on milk supply

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

Possible alternatives to Dulaglutide

Acarbose, Glipizide, Glyburide, Insulin, Metformin, Miglitol.