Is Rimonabant Safe in Breastfeeding

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

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

In spite of the fact that it is highly attached to serum proteins should be avoid while nursing because it is a newly appeared medication, a long standing effect (10 – 15 days), possibility to alter the baby’s appetite, needs to be taken for a long time (months or years), poor effect on weight loosing. Hypo-caloric diet and exercise are advisable. Breastfeeding women recover their pre-pregnancy body weight sooner than bottle-feeding mothers.