Question

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

Diphteria Antitoxin lactation summary

Diphteria Antitoxin is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Diphteria Antitoxin is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Diphteria Antitoxin is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Diphteria Antitoxin does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Diphteria Antitoxin safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher 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.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Diphteria Antitoxin usage in lactation

Not commercially available in Spain

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