Question

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

Clivarin lactation summary

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

The high molecular weight of both standard or non-fractionated Clivarin, and, so-called low molecular weight Clivarin makes excretion into breast milk extremely difficult. Dalteparin has been shown not to be excreted into breast milk . In addition, Clivarins are inactivated in the GE tract where they are not absorbed which is reason to have a nil oral bioavailability. Absence of anti-clotting activity in breastfed infants has been shown after treatment of the mother with Enoxaparin. Risk of Clivarin-induced Thrombocytopenia or Osteoporosis in the mother is lower with low weight Clivarins. Eleventh WHO Model List of Essential Drugs 2002: Compatible with breastfeeding.

Answer by DrLact: About Clivarin usage in lactation

Although Clivarin itself has not been studied, low molecular weight Clivarins (e.g., dalteparin, enoxaparin) are not excreted into breastmilk in clinically relevant amounts. Because Clivarin has an even higher molecular weight of 3000 to 30,000 daltons, it would not be expected to be appreciably excreted into breastmilk or absorbed by the infant. No special precautions are required.[1]
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