Question

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

Eletriptan lactation summary

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

Excreted in low amount into breast milk (0.02% of mother's dose) it is considered harmless for the infant.

Answer by DrLact: About Eletriptan usage in lactation

Limited information indicates that a maternal dose of eletriptan up to 80 mg daily produce low levels in milk and would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants, especially if the infant is older than 2 months.

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Almotriptan(Low Risk)
Rizatriptan(Low Risk)
Naratriptan(Low Risk)
Naratriptan(Low Risk)
Cisapride(Safe)
Frovatriptan(Low Risk)
Zolmitriptan(Low Risk)
Almotriptan(Low Risk)
Rizatriptan(Low Risk)
Frovatriptan(Low Risk)
Zolmitriptan(Low Risk)
Almotriptan(Low Risk)
Rizatriptan(Low Risk)
Naratriptan(Low Risk)
Naratriptan(Low Risk)
Cocaine(Dangerous)
Frovatriptan(Low Risk)
Pseudoephedrine(Low Risk)
Zolmitriptan(Low Risk)
Almotriptan(Low Risk)
Phenylephrine(Low Risk)
Rizatriptan(Low Risk)
Ergotamine(Unsafe)
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