Is Aerokast Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Aerokast? Is Aerokast safe for nursing mother and child? Does Aerokast extracts into breast milk? Does Aerokast has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Aerokast influence milk supply or can Aerokast decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Aerokast lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Aerokast is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Aerokast is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Aerokast does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Aerokast 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 Aerokast usage in lactation
Pharmacokinetic data (moderately high molecular weight and high protein-binding capacity) explain an observed very low excretion into breastmilk (Datta 2016). A drug of the same group and similar effect, Zafirlukast, is also excreted into breastmilk in non-significant amounts. It is a licensed medication to be used in infants from 6 months of age on. Indeed, it has been used as early as 3 months of age with the same tolerance observed in older children.
Answer by DrLact: About Aerokast usage in lactation
Very low levels of Aerokast appear in breastmilk. Aerokast is approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age and has been used in neonates in dosages far greater than the amounts in breastmilk. Amounts ingested by the infant would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants No special precautions are required.
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