Is Gexane Safe in Breastfeeding

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

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

Insecticide and scabicide drug of great liposolubility. It is a extensively absorbed through skin, thus, it is not recommended to be used in newborns or infants younger than 2 months. When used in the mother, cleanse the breast thoroughly.

Topical application of Gexane can increase Gexane milk levels for at least several days. Because it is potentially toxic in infants, is a persistent environmental contaminant, and possibly has estrogenic effects that could decrease lactation as well as affect the nursing infant, another agent is preferred.[1][2][3][4]

In a telephone follow-up study, 9 mothers used Gexane topically for head lice during breastfeeding. One reported irritability in her breastfed infant.[8]

Hexachlorocyclohexane appears to have some estrogenic activity which could suppress lactation.[6]