Is Nicardipine Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Nicardipine? Is Nicardipine safe for nursing mother and child? Does Nicardipine extracts into breast milk? Does Nicardipine has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Nicardipine influence milk supply or can Nicardipine decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Nicardipine lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Nicardipine is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Nicardipine is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Nicardipine does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Nicardipine 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 Nicardipine 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 Nicardipine 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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