Is Prazosin Safe in Breastfeeding

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

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

We are working on a comment for this product.

Because little is available on the use of prazosin during breastfeeding, an alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.

Relevant published information in nursing mothers was not found as of the revision date. Prazosin does not affect serum prolactin concentration in patients with hypertension.[2][3] The prolactin level in a mother with established lactation may not affect her ability to breastfeed.