Is Calodal Safe in Breastfeeding

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

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

No data on transfer into breastmilk are available. It may lengthen QT interval. Check-up for sedation. Risk of SIDS.

Because there is no published experience with Calodal during breastfeeding, other antipsychotic agents are preferred.

Phenothiazines cause galactorrhea in 26 to 40% of female patients.[1][2] Hyperprolactinemia appears to be the cause of the galactorrhea.[3][4][5] The hyperprolactinemia is caused by the drug's dopamine-blocking action in the tuberoinfundibular pathway.[6] The prolactin level in a mother with established lactation may not affect her ability to breastfeed.