Is Gramicidin Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Gramicidin? Is Gramicidin safe for nursing mother and child? Does Gramicidin extracts into breast milk? Does Gramicidin has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Gramicidin influence milk supply or can Gramicidin decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Gramicidin lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Gramicidin is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Gramicidin is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Gramicidin does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Gramicidin 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 Gramicidin usage in lactation
Polypeptide with antibacterial properties which is isolated along with tyrothricin through fermentation of Bacillus brevis.Topically used on mucocutaneous and eye infections often in association with other antibacterial drugs such as Neomycin, Polymyxin B and others like Corticosteroids or Benzocaine. It is highly toxic when systemically used. It has been withdrawn from the market in some countries due to lack of therapeutic effectiveness. Given its negligible systemic absorption and high molecular weight, excretion into breastmilk is highly unlikely. Do not apply on the breast to prevent ingestion by the infant.
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Mupirocin(Safe)
Fusidic Acid(Safe)
Bacitracin-Zinc(Safe)
Clindamycin Topical(Safe)
Nitrofural(Safe)
Silver Nitrate(Safe)
Sulfadiazine Silver(Low Risk)
Sulfanilamide(Safe)
Sulfathiazole(Low Risk)
Tyrothricin(Safe)
Fusafungine(Safe)
Sulfacetamide(Safe)
Chloramphenicol (topical use)(Low Risk)
Framycetin Sulfate(Safe)
Norsulfazole(Low Risk)
Silver Sulfadiazine(Low Risk)
Sulfacetamide Sodium(Safe)
Sulphanilamide(Safe)
Pseudomonic Acid(Safe)
Furacilin(Safe)
Furacilinum(Safe)
Nitrofurazone(Safe)