Is Eptifibatide Safe in Breastfeeding

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

• DrLact safety Score for Eptifibatide is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Eptifibatide may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Eptifibatide 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 Eptifibatide .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Eptifibatide Vs not using Eptifibatide And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Eptifibatide 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.

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