Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Ferric Carboxymaltose? Is Ferric Carboxymaltose safe for nursing mother and child? Does Ferric Carboxymaltose extracts into breast milk? Does Ferric Carboxymaltose has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Ferric Carboxymaltose influence milk supply or can Ferric Carboxymaltose decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About Ferric Carboxymaltose usage in lactation

Intravenous iron carboxymaltose increases breastmilk iron in mothers with iron deficiency anemia. Breastfed neonates of these mothers appear to have no serious adverse reactions. Ferric carboxymaltose appears to be acceptable to use in nursing mothers with no special precautions required. Pasteurization of milk by the Holder method reduces the concentration of iron in milk by about 6.5%.[1]

Ferric Carboxymaltose Side Effects in Breastfeeding

In a study of postpartum mothers given intravenous ferric carboxymaltose, 229 were breastfeeding their infants. Among the breastfed infants, 24 infants (10.5%) had an adverse reaction reported. The most frequent reactions included erythema, constipation, diarrhea and nasopharyngitis. The overall rate of adverse reactions was similar to the rate (12%) in the control group whose mothers received oral ferrous sulfate.[2]
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