Question

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

Flecainide lactation summary

Flecainide is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Flecainide is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Flecainide is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Flecainide does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Flecainide safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher 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 Flecainide usage in lactation

Although it is concentrated in the milk, the theoretical dose ingested by the infant does not reach 6% of the therapeutic dose (Wagner 1990, McQuinn 1990), even with a maternal dose as high as 200 mg daily. American Academy of Pediatrics: medication usually compatible with breastfeeding.

Answer by DrLact: About Flecainide usage in lactation

Limited information indicates that maternal doses of flecainide up to 200 mg daily produce low levels in milk and would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants, especially if the infant is older than 2 months. Because of the relative lack of data concerning breastfeeding during maternal flecainide therapy, exclusively breastfed infants should be carefully monitored if this drug is used during lactation, possibly including measurement of serum levels to rule out toxicity if there is a concern.

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