Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Bayer 205? Is Bayer 205 safe for nursing mother and child? Does Bayer 205 extracts into breast milk? Does Bayer 205 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Bayer 205 influence milk supply or can Bayer 205 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Bayer 205 lactation summary

Bayer 205 is unsafe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Bayer 205 is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Bayer 205 may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Bayer 205 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 Bayer 205 .
  • It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Bayer 205 Vs not using Bayer 205 And continue breastfeeding.
  • While using Bayer 205 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.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Bayer 205 usage in lactation

Treatment of African Trypanosomiasis (T.Gambiense, Sleeping disease). It is used on early stages of disease: one weekly dose for one month. Adverse reactions are severe. No previous experience is available to make any recommendation for breastfeeding mothers. Nevertheless, it has a large molecular weight and a high protein binding capacity that would make its secretion into breast milk to be minimized. Assess every case for risk-benefit ratio, the health condition of the mother is usually precarious, side effects for both the mother and the child should be closely monitored.

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