Is EC 202-607-8 Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use EC 202-607-8? Is EC 202-607-8 safe for nursing mother and child? Does EC 202-607-8 extracts into breast milk? Does EC 202-607-8 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can EC 202-607-8 influence milk supply or can EC 202-607-8 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
EC 202-607-8 lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for EC 202-607-8 is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of EC 202-607-8 may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that EC 202-607-8 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 EC 202-607-8 .
- Usage of EC 202-607-8 is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use EC 202-607-8 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 EC 202-607-8 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.
Alternate Drugs for Drugs used in addictive disorders (nicotine, alcohol, opioids). ATC N07B
Naltrexone(Low Risk)
Varenicline(Unsafe)
Acamprosate Calcium(Low Risk)
Bupropion-Hcl(Low Risk)
Disulfiram(Dangerous)
Electronic cigarette(Low Risk)