Question

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

Calcitonin (Salmon) lactation summary

Calcitonin (Salmon) is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Calcitonin (Salmon) is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Calcitonin (Salmon) is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Calcitonin (Salmon) does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Calcitonin (Salmon) 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 Calcitonin (Salmon) usage in lactation

Hormone which is produced by the Thyroid gland as a polypeptide consisting of 32 amino acids that is used in the treatment of osteoporosis and other bone diseases and calcium metabolism.It is a natural component of breast milk as well as its predecessor, Procalcitonin, which is found in higher amount in milk than in plasma.Calcitonin levels increase during pregnancy and lactation.It has no effect on Prolactin and other Pituitary Hormones. Pharmacokinetic data (high molecular weight and rapid metabolism: Tmax and T1 / 2 short) makes it unlikely an excretion into breast milk in significant amounts. Because of a protein nature it is inactivated in the GI tract and hence not absorbed, so that their oral bioavailability is negligible, being unlikely any passage to the infant plasma, from ingested milk. An infant whose mother was treated with calcitonin every other day (plus azathioprine, warfarin, prednisone, acetaminophen, calcitriol, calcium and vitamins E and C) showed no problems after one year of lactation.
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