Is Herocaine Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Herocaine? Is Herocaine safe for nursing mother and child? Does Herocaine extracts into breast milk? Does Herocaine has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Herocaine influence milk supply or can Herocaine decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Herocaine lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Herocaine is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Herocaine may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Herocaine may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Herocaine low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- While using Herocaine We suggest monitoring 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.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Herocaine usage in lactation
At latest update no published data on excretion into breast milk was found. Topical anesthetics (dermatological and mouth preparations when correctly applied like creams, subcutaneous injections for infiltration or spinal anesthesia) have negligible systemic absorption.Pharmacokinetic data (poor absorption and short half-life span) make it highly unlikely the passage into milk in significant amount. Do not apply it on the chest or, whenever necessary, apply it after having nursed the baby and clean it thoroughly up with water before the next meal. Having been published less experience than with other drugs of the same group, it would be preferable the use of a known safer alternative, especially during the neonatal period and in case of premature birth.
Alternate Drugs for Local Anesthetics. ATC S01H.
Bupivacaine(Safe)
Ropivacaine(Safe)
Cocaine(Dangerous)
Mepivacaine(Low Risk)
Prilocaine(Safe)
Tetracaine(Safe)
Articaine(Safe)
Dibucaine(Low Risk)
Benzocaine(Safe)
(Local Anesthesia)(Safe)
Cinchocaine(Low Risk)
Ephedrine Topical Use(Safe)
Pramocaine(Safe)
Procaine Hydrochloride(Low Risk)
Allocaine(Low Risk)
Carticaine(Safe)
Anaesthesinum(Safe)
Mepivacaine Hydrochloride(Low Risk)
Ethyl Aminobenzoate(Safe)
Methyl Benzoylecgonine(Dangerous)
Syncaine(Low Risk)
Crack(Dangerous)