Is Rezulin Safe in Breastfeeding

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

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

It has been withdrawn from most countries because of severe liver toxic effects. Tiazolidindion drugs increase the response to insulin.Oral anti-diabetic drugs are useless for treatment of diabetes type 1. For diabetes type 2, diet and exercise are advisable. Breastfeeding helps to lower glucemia level. See section on Maternal diabetes mellitus