Is Alcophobin Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Alcophobin? Is Alcophobin safe for nursing mother and child? Does Alcophobin extracts into breast milk? Does Alcophobin has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Alcophobin influence milk supply or can Alcophobin decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Alcophobin lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Alcophobin is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Alcophobin may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Alcophobin 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 Alcophobin .
- Usage of Alcophobin is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Alcophobin 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 Alcophobin usage in lactation
Use to treat alcohol addiction. No untoward effect has been reported, but simultaneous ingestion with alcohol would be harmful to the infant.
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