Question

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

Pantoprazol lactation summary

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

Due to a high serum-protein-binding capacity, excretion into breast milk is non-significant without side-effects among breastfed infants from treated mothers. Since it's neutralized by the acid pH of stomach, capsules with enteric coated granules are used. Because of this, it is thought that the small quantity of Pantoprazol that may reach the breast milk would be neutralized by infant's stomach. In addition, absorption is greatly decreased by the presence of food. No effect on Prolactin secretion has been observed. Other formulations of Pantoprazol without anti-acid protection are destroyed in the stomach.

Answer by DrLact: About Pantoprazol usage in lactation

Maternal Pantoprazol doses of 40 mg daily produce low levels in milk and would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants.
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