Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use NSC 26980? Is NSC 26980 safe for nursing mother and child? Does NSC 26980 extracts into breast milk? Does NSC 26980 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can NSC 26980 influence milk supply or can NSC 26980 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

NSC 26980 lactation summary

NSC 26980 is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for NSC 26980 is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of NSC 26980 may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that NSC 26980 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 NSC 26980 .
  • Usage of NSC 26980 is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use NSC 26980 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 NSC 26980 usage in lactation

Drug is cleared from the body in 18 elimination half-lives. Resuming breastfeeding is likely safe after 24 hours of pumping-and-dumping.

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