Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P? Is Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P safe for nursing mother and child? Does Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P extracts into breast milk? Does Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P influence milk supply or can Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P usage in lactation

Information in this record refers to the use of Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P as a therapeutic agent. No information is available on the use of Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P during breastfeeding. The European Association of Nuclear Medicine recommends using other modalities to treat polycythemia vera and essential thrombocytopenia in patients under 60 to 65 years of age and states that the drug is contraindicated in nursing mothers.[1] If a nursing mother is given Disodium hydrogen phosphate labeled with 32P systemically, breastfeeding should be discontinued permanently for this child.

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