Question

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

Avi-Tab lactation summary

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

Dried seed of this plant has been used. It contains brucine and strychnine. It is highly toxic and easily lethal.
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