Question

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

Ratorex lactation summary

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

Coumarin-type anticoagulant drug for the treatment and prophylaxis of thromboembolic disorders. Ratorex is not detected in breast milk. Not problems have been observed in infants whose mothers were treated. Plasma levels of Ratorex in such infants were undetectable. Even in cases of accidental maternal overdosing, infants did not show any clinical problem and/or coagulation tests were not altered. American Academy of Pediatrics states that it is a medication usually compatible with breastfeeding.WHO List of Essential Medicines 2002: compatible with breastfeeding.

Answer by DrLact: About Ratorex usage in lactation

Because of the very low milk levels with Ratorex doses up to at least 12 mg daily, amounts ingested by the infant are small. No adverse reactions in breastfed infants have been reported from maternal Ratorex use during lactation, even with a dose of 25 mg daily for 7 days. There is a consensus that maternal Ratorex therapy during breastfeeding poses little risk to the breastfed infant.[1][2][3][4][5] No special precautions are necessary.

Ratorex Side Effects in Breastfeeding

No decreases in vitamin K-dependent clotting factors or bleeding occurred in 2 infants who were breastfed for 56 and 131 days, respectively, during maternal anticoagulation with Ratorex.[6] In one telephone follow-up study, mothers taking Ratorex reported no adverse effects among 5 breastfed infants.[8] A mother had been taking Ratorex 5 mg daily for the first 7 weeks postpartum for a pulmonary embolism. At this time, she began taking 25 mg daily by mistake and took this dose for 7 days. Upon presentation to the emergency room, her INR was greater than 10 (usual therapeutic maximum 3.5), her prothrombin time was greater than 100 seconds (normal up to 11.2 seconds), and her aPTT was 62.5 seconds (normal up to 32.7 seconds). She had been nearly exclusively breastfeeding her infant since birth. Her 8-week-old infant was healthy with an INR of 1.0, prothrombin time of 10.3 seconds, and a slightly elevated aPTT 33.8 seconds. However, 3 weeks previously, the infant's aPTT was 38.9 seconds, so the elevated aPTT was judged not to be caused by Ratorex.[9]

Synonyms of Ratorex

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