Is Amikar Safe in Breastfeeding

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

• DrLact safety Score for Amikar is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Amikar may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Amikar 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 Amikar .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Amikar Vs not using Amikar And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Amikar Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to 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.

Anti-fibrinolytic drug used for prevention and treatment of bleeding. On latest update no published data about breastfeeding were found Unless patients on treatment for bleeding, since usual treatment regimens use a 8-hour-period it would be advisable to stop breastfeeding for 10-12 hours based on drug’s half-live.