Is Lindanum Safe in Breastfeeding

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

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