Is Vasopressin Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Vasopressin? Is Vasopressin safe for nursing mother and child? Does Vasopressin extracts into breast milk? Does Vasopressin has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Vasopressin influence milk supply or can Vasopressin decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Vasopressin lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Vasopressin is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Vasopressin may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Vasopressin may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Vasopressin low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- While using Vasopressin We suggest monitoring 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.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Vasopressin usage in lactation
Not commercially available in Spain. Otherwise, its structural analogue Desmopresina is available
Answer by DrLact: About Vasopressin usage in lactation
No information is available on the clinical use of vasopressin (arginine vasopressin) during breastfeeding. However, a vasopressin derivative, desmopressin results in only small increases in milk arginine vasopressin levels.[1] Because vasopressin is not orally absorbed it is unlikely to adversely affect the breastfed infant.