Is Rasagiline Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Rasagiline? Is Rasagiline safe for nursing mother and child? Does Rasagiline extracts into breast milk? Does Rasagiline has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Rasagiline influence milk supply or can Rasagiline decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Rasagiline lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Rasagiline is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Rasagiline may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Rasagiline 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 Rasagiline .
- Usage of Rasagiline is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Rasagiline 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 Rasagiline usage in lactation
It a selective MAO-B inhibitor that increases Dopamine serum concentration and inhibits Prolactin secretion and hence decreasing the breast milk production.
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