There are high number of clear evidence that breastfeeding provides best nutrition that you can give to your baby. It is also evident that lactation is good for mothers health as well. Evolution has designed breastfeeding in a way that it caters all nutritional need of your child. However modern medicine is quite new for evolution, that is why mothers body is not well prepared to filter unnecessary chemical found in medicines. It becomes a necessity to figure out which drug is safe and which drug is dangerous for your newborn while nursing. In this article we will understand function of Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet and its suitability with breastfeeding.
What is Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet used for?
ARIMIDEX is an aromatase inhibitor indicated for: • Adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer (1.1) • First-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive or hormone receptor unknown locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (1.2) • Treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression following tamoxifen therapy. Patients with ER-negative disease and patients who did not respond to previous tamoxifen therapy rarely responded to ARIMIDEX (1.3) 1.1 Adjuvant Treatment ARIMIDEX is indicated for adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer. 1.2 First-Line Treatment ARIMIDEX is indicated for the first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive or hormone receptor unknown locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. 1.3 Second-Line Treatment ARIMIDEX is indicated for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression following tamoxifen therapy. Patients with ER-negative disease and patients who did not respond to previous tamoxifen therapy rarely responded to ARIMIDEX.
I am breastfeeding mother and I am using Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet. Can it have any bad effect on my kid? Shall I search for better alternative?
Our analysis of Anastrozole which are active ingredients in Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet indicates that Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet is dangerous to use in breastfeeding. We strongly recommend you to go through detailed analysis of Anastrozole as below and do not use Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet during breastfeeding.
Statement of Manufacturer/Labeler about breastfeeding usage
8.3 Nursing Mothers It is not known if anastrozole is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the tumorigenicity shown for anastrozole in animal studies, or the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.
Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet Breastfeeding Analsys
DangerousCAS Number: 120511-73-1
Steroidal aromatase inhibitor that impedes long-lasting estrogen synthesis. On latest update relevant data on breastfeeding was not found. Excretion into breast milk is very likely. After a 10 half-lives period (about 20 days) no trace would remain in the milk.
What should I do if I am breastfeeding mother and I am already exposed to Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet?
You should immediately inform your health care provider about Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet usage and your breastfeeding interval after usage of . If you feel baby is having abnormal behavior or any other health issue please call 911 immediately or contact nearest medical emergency center.
I am nursing mother and my doctor has suggested me to use Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet, is it safe?
Please double check with your doctor if he is aware of your breastfeeding stratus, Ask your doctor if there is any safe alternative of Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet. Check with your doctor if you shall temporally stop breastfeeding. You may go for second opinion as well. Still after all of this if your doctor still recommends Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet then go for it as they have access on more detailed medical and scientific information and they understand your individual medical situation much better.
If I am using Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet, will my baby need extra monitoring?
Extreme level of monitoring required as Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet could be dangerous for kid.
Who can I talk to if I have questions about usage of Arimidex | Anastrozole Tablet in breastfeeding?
US
National Womens Health and Breastfeeding Helpline: 800-994-9662 (TDD 888-220-5446) 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday
UK
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300-100-0212 9.30am to 9.30pm, daily
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers: 0300-330-5453
La Leche League: 0345-120-2918
The Breastfeeding Network supporter line in Bengali and Sylheti: 0300-456-2421
National Childbirth Trust (NCT): 0300-330-0700
Australia
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 1800-686-268 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Canada
Telehealth Ontario for breastfeeding: 1-866-797-0000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week