Is Hexetidine Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Hexetidine? Is Hexetidine safe for nursing mother and child? Does Hexetidine extracts into breast milk? Does Hexetidine has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Hexetidine influence milk supply or can Hexetidine decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Hexetidine lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Hexetidine is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Hexetidine is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Hexetidine does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Hexetidine 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 Hexetidine usage in lactation
Antiséptico bactericida y fungicida. Uso topico en infecciones leves de mucosas (vaginal, enjuague bucal al 0.1% para higiene oral). A fecha de última actualización no encontramos datos publicados sobre su excreción en leche materna. La pequeña dosis y la escasa absorción plasmática de la mayoría de preparaciones tópicas hacen poco probable el paso de cantidad significativa a leche materna, como así se afirma en la ficha técnica de la hexetidina (McNeil Products Ltd 2017). Se ha publicado algún caso de dermatitis de contacto tras su uso (Merk 1982) por lo que conviene evitar que entre en contacto con mucosas o piel del bebé. Como antiséptico oral es mucho menos eficaz que la clorhexidina (Afennich 2011).