Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use HSDB 7846? Is HSDB 7846 safe for nursing mother and child? Does HSDB 7846 extracts into breast milk? Does HSDB 7846 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can HSDB 7846 influence milk supply or can HSDB 7846 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

HSDB 7846 lactation summary

HSDB 7846 is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for HSDB 7846 is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of HSDB 7846 is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that HSDB 7846 does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of HSDB 7846 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 HSDB 7846 usage in lactation

This is a Heparin with low molecular weight There is published evidence of a lack of anti-coagulant activity in the serum of breastfed infants whose mothers were treated with HSDB 7846. The high molecular weight of the so-called standard or non-fragmented Heparin and others called low weight Heparins makes that excretion into breast milk very unlikely. There is scientific proof on the lack of excretion of Dalteparin into breast milk. In addition, Heparin derived drugs are inactivated in the gut and they are not absorbed at all, hence, oral bioavailability is nil. The risk of Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia and Osteoporosis is lower with low weight Heparin among treated adults.

Answer by DrLact: About HSDB 7846 usage in lactation

Limited information indicates that maternal HSDB 7846 in doses up to 40 mg daily do not to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. Because its large molecular weight of 2000 to 8000 daltons, HSDB 7846 would not be expected to be excreted into breastmilk or to be absorbed from breastmilk by the infant. No special precautions are required.[1]

HSDB 7846 Side Effects in Breastfeeding

Ten women received HSDB 7846 20 mg and 2 received 40 mg daily by subcutaneous injection from the prepartum to the postpartum period. At 5 to 7 days postpartum, anti-Xa activity (a measurement of HSDB 7846 anticoagulant activity) was undetectable in their 12 completely breastfed term neonates 1.5 to 3 hours after they were breastfed for at least 5 days. No bleeding was detected among the infants during maternal HSDB 7846 therapy.[2] A pregnant woman suffered blood clots in the sinuses and 2 small intracranial hemorrhages at 8 weeks of gestation, followed by status epilepticus. She was treated with HSDB 7846 40 mg twice daily throughout pregnancy and for 3 months postpartum as well as levetiracetam and lacosamide. Her infant was about 50% breastfed for the first 15 days of life. The infant showed normal development at 7 months of age.[3]
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