Is Disulfiram Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Disulfiram? Is Disulfiram safe for nursing mother and child? Does Disulfiram extracts into breast milk? Does Disulfiram has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Disulfiram influence milk supply or can Disulfiram decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Disulfiram lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Disulfiram is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Disulfiram may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Disulfiram 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 Disulfiram .
- Usage of Disulfiram is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Disulfiram and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
- 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 Disulfiram usage in lactation
Use to treat alcohol addiction. No untoward effect has been reported, but simultaneous ingestion with alcohol would be harmful to the infant.
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