Question

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

Thioperazine lactation summary

Thioperazine is unsafe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Thioperazine is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Thioperazine may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Thioperazine 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 Thioperazine .
  • It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Thioperazine Vs not using Thioperazine And continue breastfeeding.
  • While using Thioperazine Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to 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 Thioperazine usage in lactation

We are working on a comment for this product.

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