Question

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

Quinagolide lactation summary

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

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Quinagolide usage in lactation

It is a Prolactin-inhibitor and Dopamine-D2-receptor selective agonist drug used on patients with hyperprolactinemia who are not responsive to Bromocriptine. There has been released reports on prolonged breastfeeding by mothers affected of prolactinoma or hyperprolactinemia, some of them were receiving treatment with Prolactin-inhibiting drugs.

Alternate Drugs for Prolactin Inhibitors. ATC G02CB

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