Is Isopropyrine Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Isopropyrine? Is Isopropyrine safe for nursing mother and child? Does Isopropyrine extracts into breast milk? Does Isopropyrine has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Isopropyrine influence milk supply or can Isopropyrine decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Isopropyrine lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Isopropyrine is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Isopropyrine may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Isopropyrine may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
- Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Isopropyrine .
- Usage of Isopropyrine is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Isopropyrine and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
- 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 Isopropyrine usage in lactation
Pyrazolone derivative drug that inhibits Prostaglandin synthesis with an increased risk of medullar aplasia. Multiple compounds in association with caffeine, codeine, atropine and anti-inflammatory drugs are available. Overall, multi-drug associated compounds are not recommended especially while nursing. A single drug product should be .preferred.
Alternate Drugs for Analgesic & Antipyretics. ATC N02B
Diflunisal(Low Risk)
Acetaminophen(Safe)
Aspirin(Low Risk)
Antipyrine(Unsafe)
Dipyrone(Low Risk)
Phenazone(Unsafe)
Metamizole(Low Risk)
Propyphenazone(Dangerous)
Analgesine(Unsafe)
Paracetamol(Safe)
Phenazon(Unsafe)
ASA(Low Risk)
Sulpyrine(Low Risk)
Isopropylantipyrine(Dangerous)
N-Acetyl-P-Aminophenol(Safe)
Acetylsalicylic Acid(Low Risk)