Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Vitamin P4? Is Vitamin P4 safe for nursing mother and child? Does Vitamin P4 extracts into breast milk? Does Vitamin P4 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Vitamin P4 influence milk supply or can Vitamin P4 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Vitamin P4 lactation summary

Vitamin P4 is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Vitamin P4 is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Vitamin P4 is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Vitamin P4 does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Vitamin P4 safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • 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 Vitamin P4 usage in lactation

Main component (>45%) of Oxerutins that are derived from a naturally occurring Bioflavonoid, Rutin. Flavonoids are phenolic compounds naturally occurring that are abundantly present in plants and seaweed. We take it from fruits, vegetables, tea and red wine (as a few examples) Most important types are: anthocyanins, chalcons, flavonols, flavones, flavonoids and tannins. No risk for toxic nor side-effects in humans have been found. They appear naturally in the breast milk in amounts related to mother's diet. Attributed anti-oxidant activity and other properties that have not been fully shown yet (Martinez 2016, Morling 2015, Cohen 2012), as amelioration of capillary vessel function which is a reason to be used for treatment of venous insufficiency (varicose veins) and prevention of arteriosclerosis.

Alternate Drugs for Vasoprotectives: Antihemorrhoidals, Antivaricose and Capillary stabilizing agents. ATC C05

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