Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use UNII-K5BC5011K3? Is UNII-K5BC5011K3 safe for nursing mother and child? Does UNII-K5BC5011K3 extracts into breast milk? Does UNII-K5BC5011K3 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can UNII-K5BC5011K3 influence milk supply or can UNII-K5BC5011K3 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

UNII-K5BC5011K3 lactation summary

UNII-K5BC5011K3 is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for UNII-K5BC5011K3 is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of UNII-K5BC5011K3 is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that UNII-K5BC5011K3 does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of UNII-K5BC5011K3 safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher 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.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About UNII-K5BC5011K3 usage in lactation

Its excretion into breast milk is almost null (undetectable in 82% of cases) or in clinically non-significant amount possibly due to its high protein-binding capacity in the plasma.

Answer by DrLact: About UNII-K5BC5011K3 usage in lactation

Because of the low levels of nicardipine in breastmilk, amounts ingested by the infant are small and would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. No special precautions are required.

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