Is Pimozide Safe in Breastfeeding

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

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

Used as treatment of psychosis and Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome. No data on transfer into breastmilk are available. Sedative effect is likely.

Because there is no published experience with pimozide during breastfeeding, other drugs are preferred.

Pimozide can cause hyperprolactinemia.[1][2] The hyperprolactinemia is caused by the drug's dopamine-blocking action in the tuberoinfundibular pathway.[3]