Pregnant women, women planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding mothers are discouraged from taking Etoricoxib.
While human studies have been inconclusive, animal studies have shown that COX-2 inhibitors like Etoricoxib show reproductive toxicity. Nursing animals were proven to secrete the drug in breast milk, which would affect prostaglandin production in infants. Therefore, consult your doctor if you are already taking Etoricoxib and planning to become pregnant.