Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Strontium-89M? Is Strontium-89M safe for nursing mother and child? Does Strontium-89M extracts into breast milk? Does Strontium-89M has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Strontium-89M influence milk supply or can Strontium-89M decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Strontium-89M lactation summary

Strontium-89M is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Strontium-89M is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Strontium-89M may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Strontium-89M 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 Strontium-89M .
  • Usage of Strontium-89M is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Strontium-89M 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 Strontium-89M usage in lactation

It has a too long half-life span (51 days). Used in the treatment of pain secondary to bone metastasis of cancer.

Alternate Drugs for Radioactive Isotope, Radioisotope, Radionuclide, Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals. ATC V09

Gallium Citrate Ga 67(Unsafe)
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi(Low Risk)
Cooper-64(Unsafe)
Fludeoxyglucose F18(Unsafe)
Gallium-67 Citrate(Unsafe)
Scintigraphy(Unsafe)
Indium-111(Unsafe)
Raclopride 11C(Unsafe)
Sodium-Radioactive Isotope(Unsafe)
Thallium-201(Unsafe)
Technetium 99m sestamibi(Low Risk)
Positron Emission Tomography(Unsafe)
Xenon -133(Low Risk)
Iodine-123(Unsafe)
Iodine-125(Unsafe)
Iodine-131(Unsafe)
Technetium 99m exametazime(Low Risk)
Technetium 99m DiMercaptoSuccinic Acid(Low Risk)
Technetium 99m Pentetate (DTPA)(Low Risk)
Technetium 99m mertiatide (MAG3)(Low Risk)
I-131(Unsafe)
131I(Unsafe)
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