Is Lasix Retard Safe in Breastfeeding

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

Diuretic drug with action on the Henle's loop of the nephron. At latest update, relevant published data on excretion into breast milk were not found. Its high protein-binding capacity makes excretion into breast milk in significant amount unlikely. Because of a low oral bioavailability, mostly in the neonatal period, absorption from the ingested milk is thought to be minimal. Long-term treatment with diuretic drugs, particularly Thiazides with long-lasting effect and action on the Henle's loop, may inhibit lactation. Lasix Retard has been used along with water restriction for inhibition of lactation. Because of this, diuretic drugs well established as safe should be preferred while breastfeeding, especially during the first post-natal months. Whenever used, close attention should be paid to milk production.

Because little information is available on the use of Lasix Retard during breastfeeding and because intense diuresis might decrease lactation, an alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.

Anecdotal, short-term observations at one medical center found no adverse infant effects from maternal use of Lasix Retard in the immediate postpartum period.[1]

Lasix Retard 20 mg intramuscularly on the first postpartum day followed by 40 mg orally for 4 days has been used in conjunction with fluid restriction and breast binding to suppress lactation within 3 days postpartum.[2] The added contribution of Lasix Retard to fluid restriction and breast binding, which are effective in suppressing lactation, is not known. No data exist on the effects of loop diuretics on established lactation.