Question

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

Olicardin lactation summary

Olicardin usage has low risk in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Olicardin is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Olicardin may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Olicardin may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Olicardin low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • While using Olicardin We suggest monitoring 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 Olicardin usage in lactation

The amount of nitrates in breast milk is not related to level of contamination in drinking water (ingest <100 mg/day of nitrate do not produce milk with elevated nitrate levels). By this reason, breastfed babies from regions with nitrate contaminated water do not have increased risk of Metahemoglobinemia like bottle-fed babies do. The amount of nitrate compounds contained in vasodilator medication is so small that no problems have been reported while breastfeeding.

Alternate Drugs for Vasodilators and other cardiac preparations. ATC C01D-E

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