Question

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

Isofosfamide lactation summary

Isofosfamide is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Isofosfamide is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Isofosfamide may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Isofosfamide 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 Isofosfamide .
  • Usage of Isofosfamide is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Isofosfamide 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 Isofosfamide usage in lactation

Drug is cleared from the body in 8 elimination half-lives. Resuming breastfeeding is likely safe after 3 days of pumping-and-dumping.

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