Question

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

Prazaxa lactation summary

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

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Prazaxa usage in lactation

It is a thrombin inhibitor usually given by mouth. Used for the prevention of thrombotic embolism after hip or knee reconstructive surgery. It is not better than Enoxaparin but more expensive. Because of molecular characteristics it seems likely to trespass to breast-milk.

Alternate Drugs for Antithrombotic agents: direct thrombin inhibitors. ATC B01AE

Lepirudin(Low Risk)
Desirudin(Unsafe)
Argatroban(Unsafe)
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