Is Sulfanilamide Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Sulfanilamide? Is Sulfanilamide safe for nursing mother and child? Does Sulfanilamide extracts into breast milk? Does Sulfanilamide has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Sulfanilamide influence milk supply or can Sulfanilamide decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Sulfanilamide lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Sulfanilamide is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Sulfanilamide is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Sulfanilamide does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Sulfanilamide 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 Sulfanilamide usage in lactation
We are working on a comment for this product.
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