Is Tegison Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Tegison? Is Tegison safe for nursing mother and child? Does Tegison extracts into breast milk? Does Tegison has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Tegison influence milk supply or can Tegison decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Tegison lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Tegison is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Tegison may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Tegison 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 Tegison .
- Usage of Tegison is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Tegison and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
- 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 Tegison usage in lactation
No untoward effect has been described but it might be a harmful drug. It is a vitamin A derivative. Not commercially available in Spain
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