Is AF 438 Safe in Breastfeeding

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use AF 438? Is AF 438 safe for nursing mother and child? Does AF 438 extracts into breast milk? Does AF 438 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can AF 438 influence milk supply or can AF 438 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

• DrLact safety Score for AF 438 is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of AF 438 may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that AF 438 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 AF 438 .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using AF 438 Vs not using AF 438 And continue breastfeeding.
• While using AF 438 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.

Nonopioid antitussive medication for which there are very few references.It has been a cause of adverse reactions in children. At latest update no published data on excretion into breast milk were found. A known safer alternative should be preferred until more published data on this drug in relation to breastfeeding is available, especially during the neonatal period and in case prematurity.