Question

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

Answer by DrLact: About Injectafer usage in lactation

Intravenous iron carboxymaltose increases breastmilk iron in mothers with iron deficiency anemia. Breastfed neonates of these mothers appear to have no serious adverse reactions. Injectafer appears to be acceptable to use in nursing mothers with no special precautions required. Pasteurization of milk by the Holder method reduces the concentration of iron in milk by about 6.5%.[1]

Injectafer Side Effects in Breastfeeding

In a study of postpartum mothers given intravenous Injectafer, 229 were breastfeeding their infants. Among the breastfed infants, 24 infants (10.5%) had an adverse reaction reported. The most frequent reactions included erythema, constipation, diarrhea and nasopharyngitis. The overall rate of adverse reactions was similar to the rate (12%) in the control group whose mothers received oral ferrous sulfate.[2]
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