Question

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

Olanzapine Embonate lactation summary

Olanzapine Embonate is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Olanzapine Embonate is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Olanzapine Embonate is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Olanzapine Embonate does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Olanzapine Embonate 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 Olanzapine Embonate usage in lactation

It is excreted in breast milk in clinically non-significant amount without problems observed in infants whose mothers were receiving this treatment, whether on psychomotor development, speech improvement and weight gaining.Drug plasma levels in these infants were undetectable or very low. In the neonatal period, isolated cases of sedation and / or withdrawal symptoms have been reported, possibly by accumulative mechanism during pregnancy or added effect from another drug. Some experts think that Olanzapine would be the one of choice during lactation among second-generation antipsychotic drugs (Uguz 2016). May induce increased plasma levels of Prolactin but less frequently and lower than other antipsychotic drugs.
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