<p>Pregnancy Category C. There are no adequate studies assessing the effect of ranolazine on the developing fetus. There are no adequate well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Ranolazine should be used during pregnancy only when the potential benefit to the patient justifies the potential risk to the fetus.lt is not known whether ranolazine is excreted in human milk. Because of the potentiality for serious adverse reactions from ranolazine in nursing infants, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue Ranolazine, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.</p>