Is Quinfamide Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Quinfamide? Is Quinfamide safe for nursing mother and child? Does Quinfamide extracts into breast milk? Does Quinfamide has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Quinfamide influence milk supply or can Quinfamide decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Quinfamide lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Quinfamide is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Quinfamide is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Quinfamide does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Quinfamide 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 Quinfamide usage in lactation
Antiamoebic agent with intraluminal action. At latest update no published data were found regarding breastfeeding. Its low intestinal absorption makes it highly unlikely the passage of significant amounts into breast milk as well as it would not be absorbed by the infant intestine.
Alternate Drugs for Anti-Amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases
Metronidazole(Safe)
Tinidazole(Safe)
Nitazoxanide(Safe)
Secnidazole(Safe)
Carbarsona(Unsafe)
Diloxanide Furoate(Low Risk)
Mepacrine(Unsafe)
Atabrine(Unsafe)
Quinacrine(Unsafe)
Acrinamine(Unsafe)