Question

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

Retinoic Acid Oral lactation summary

Retinoic Acid Oral is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Retinoic Acid Oral is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Retinoic Acid Oral may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Retinoic Acid Oral 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 Retinoic Acid Oral .
  • Usage of Retinoic Acid Oral is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Retinoic Acid Oral 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 Retinoic Acid Oral usage in lactation

Retinoid drug that shows a cytostatic effect.
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