Question

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

Glutaraldehyde lactation summary

Glutaraldehyde usage has low risk in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Glutaraldehyde is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Glutaraldehyde may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Glutaraldehyde may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Glutaraldehyde low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • While using Glutaraldehyde We suggest monitoring child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to 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 Glutaraldehyde usage in lactation

Used for medical instrument disinfection. Not longer used as treatment of warts, and hyper-hydrosis. Avoid swallowing it and/or inhalation of steam.

Alternate Drugs for Antiseptics and Disinfectants, Dermatological, topical use. ATC D08A

Chlorhexidine(Safe)
Alcohol(Unsafe)
Iodine(Unsafe)
Carbamide Peroxide(Safe)
Chloroxylenol(Safe)
Dequalinium Chloride(Safe)
Ethanol(Unsafe)
Ethanol Topical Use(Safe)
Glutaral(Low Risk)
Hexachlorophene(Dangerous)
Hydrogen Peroxide(Safe)
Polycresulfonate(Safe)
Potassium-Permanganate(Safe)
Povidone Iodide(Unsafe)
Tosylchloramide-Sodium(Safe)
Iodine tincture(Unsafe)
Urea Hydrogen Peroxide(Safe)
Oxydol(Safe)
Parachlorometaxylenol(Safe)
Ethyl Alcohol(Unsafe)
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