Question

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

Succinylcholine dichloride lactation summary

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

Muscle-relaxant agent with a peripheric depolarizing action that is used for rapid endotracheal intubation procedures, which also has a transient effect. At latest update, no relevant published data concerning excretion into breast milk were found. Because of a very rapid half-life elimination period (less than 1 minute), a significant excretion into breast milk is unlikely. Also, a low oral bioavailability renders the pass of this agent to the infant's plasma, highly unlikely. Succinylcholine should not prevent a mother from breast feeding her baby shortly after recovering from an anesthesia if she is in a good condition. List of Medicines (WHO-2002): compatible with Breastfeeding.

Alternate Drugs for Muscle relaxants. ATC M03

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