Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use CardioGen-82? Is CardioGen-82 safe for nursing mother and child? Does CardioGen-82 extracts into breast milk? Does CardioGen-82 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can CardioGen-82 influence milk supply or can CardioGen-82 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About CardioGen-82 usage in lactation

Information in this record refers to the use of CardioGen-82 as a diagnostic agent. No information is available on the use of CardioGen-82 during breastfeeding. The manufacturer recommends withholding breastfeeding for 1 hour after a diagnostic dose of CardioGen-82.This length of time is greater than 10 half-lives of the radioisotope, so the nursing infant should not be exposed to radiation if this guideline is followed. The mother can nurse just before administration of the radiopharmaceutical. If the mother has expressed and saved milk prior to the examination, she can feed it to the infant during the period of nursing interruption.[1][2][3]

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