Is Co-V Safe in Breastfeeding

Question

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

Co-V lactation summary

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

Drug is cleared from the body in 8 elimination half-lives. Return to breastfeeding is likely safe after 2 days of pumping-discarding of the milk.

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