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