Is Cloxacilline [INN-French] Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Cloxacilline [INN-French]? Is Cloxacilline [INN-French] safe for nursing mother and child? Does Cloxacilline [INN-French] extracts into breast milk? Does Cloxacilline [INN-French] has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Cloxacilline [INN-French] influence milk supply or can Cloxacilline [INN-French] decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Cloxacilline [INN-French] lactation summary
![Cloxacilline [INN-French] is safe in breastfeeding](/images/breastfeeding/safe-in-breastfeeding.jpg "Cloxacilline [INN-French] breastfeeding")
- DrLact safety Score for Cloxacilline [INN-French] is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Cloxacilline [INN-French] is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Cloxacilline [INN-French] does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Cloxacilline [INN-French] safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher 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 Cloxacilline [INN-French] usage in lactation
Like most penicillin-type antibiotics, excretion into breast milk is clinically non-significant. No harmful effects have been found among breastfed infants from treated mothers. Widely used for treatment of Mastitis since it has an effective activity against Staphylococcus. Be aware of false negative results of microbial cultures done from samples of febrile infants whose mothers are treated with antibiotics. Also, due to imbalance of intestinal flora a diarrheal disease can occur in the breastfed infant. List of Essential Medicines by WHO 2002: compatible with breastfeeding.
Answer by DrLact: About Cloxacilline [INN-French] usage in lactation
Limited information indicates that Cloxacilline [INN-French] produces low levels in milk that are not expected to cause adverse effects in breastfed infants. Occasionally disruption of the infant's gastrointestinal flora, resulting in diarrhea or thrush have been reported with penicillins, but these effects have not been adequately evaluated. Cloxacilline [INN-French] is acceptable in nursing mothers.
Cloxacilline [INN-French] Side Effects in Breastfeeding
In a telephone follow-up study, 10 nursing mothers reported taking Cloxacilline [INN-French] (dosage unspecified). Two mothers reported diarrhea in their infants. No rashes or candidiasis were reported among the exposed infants.[2]
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