Is Oncotepa Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Oncotepa? Is Oncotepa safe for nursing mother and child? Does Oncotepa extracts into breast milk? Does Oncotepa has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Oncotepa influence milk supply or can Oncotepa decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Oncotepa lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Oncotepa is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Oncotepa may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Oncotepa 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 Oncotepa .
- Usage of Oncotepa is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Oncotepa 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 Oncotepa usage in lactation
We are working on a comment for this product.
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