Is Pimozidum Safe in Breastfeeding

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

• DrLact safety Score for Pimozidum is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Pimozidum may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Pimozidum may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
• Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Pimozidum .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Pimozidum Vs not using Pimozidum And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Pimozidum Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
• Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Used as treatment of psychosis and Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome. No data on transfer into breastmilk are available. Sedative effect is likely.

Because there is no published experience with Pimozidum during breastfeeding, other drugs are preferred.

Pimozidum can cause hyperprolactinemia.[1][2] The hyperprolactinemia is caused by the drug's dopamine-blocking action in the tuberoinfundibular pathway.[3]