Question

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

Tretinoin Oral lactation summary

Tretinoin Oral is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Tretinoin Oral is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Tretinoin Oral may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Tretinoin Oral 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 Tretinoin Oral .
  • Usage of Tretinoin Oral is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Tretinoin Oral 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 Tretinoin Oral usage in lactation

Retinoid drug that shows a cytostatic effect.

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