Is Diloxanide Furoate Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Diloxanide Furoate? Is Diloxanide Furoate safe for nursing mother and child? Does Diloxanide Furoate extracts into breast milk? Does Diloxanide Furoate has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Diloxanide Furoate influence milk supply or can Diloxanide Furoate decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Diloxanide Furoate lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Diloxanide Furoate is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Diloxanide Furoate may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Diloxanide Furoate may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Diloxanide Furoate low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- While using Diloxanide Furoate We suggest monitoring 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 Diloxanide Furoate usage in lactation
Intra-lumen amebicide drug that is used alone or in combination with Metronidazole. A mild side effect like flatulence observed among treated patients does not represent any risk for the child. No untoward effect on infants has been reported.
Alternate Drugs for Anti-Amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases
Metronidazole(Safe)
Tinidazole(Safe)
Nitazoxanide(Safe)
Secnidazole(Safe)
Carbarsona(Unsafe)
Mepacrine(Unsafe)
Quinfamide(Safe)
Atabrine(Unsafe)
Quinacrine(Unsafe)
Acrinamine(Unsafe)