Is Leucovorin Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Leucovorin? Is Leucovorin safe for nursing mother and child? Does Leucovorin extracts into breast milk? Does Leucovorin has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Leucovorin influence milk supply or can Leucovorin decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Leucovorin lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Leucovorin is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Leucovorin is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Leucovorin does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Leucovorin 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 Leucovorin usage in lactation
It is a compound of folinic acid (vitamin B complex). Also used for deintoxication of certain cystostatic drugs.
Alternate Drugs for Anti-anemics-Folate, Vit B12
Vitamin B12 Substances(Safe)
Folic Acid(Safe)
Calcium Folinate(Safe)
Hydroxocobalamin(Safe)
Vitamin B11(Safe)
Vitamin B9(Safe)
Vitamin Bc(Safe)
Vitamin Be(Safe)
Vitamin M(Safe)
Hydroxocobalamin Acetate(Safe)
Pteroylglutamic Acid(Safe)
Folate(Safe)