Is Toremifene Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Toremifene? Is Toremifene safe for nursing mother and child? Does Toremifene extracts into breast milk? Does Toremifene has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Toremifene influence milk supply or can Toremifene decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Toremifene lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Toremifene is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Toremifene may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Toremifene 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 Toremifene .
- Usage of Toremifene is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Toremifene and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
- 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 Toremifene usage in lactation
Anti-estrogen drug with anticancer effects. Drug is cleared from the body in 6 elimination half-lives. Resuming breastfeeding is likely safe after 30 days of pumping-and-dumping.
Alternate Drugs for Sex hormone antagonists and modulators of the genital system. ATC G03H & G03X
Mifepristone(Low Risk)
Cyproterone Acetate(Unsafe)
Raloxifene Hydrochloride(Unsafe)
Ulipristal Acetate (Myomas)(Low Risk)