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Can Paracetamol be given to a nursing mother at a temperature and in pain?
Last reviewed: 10.08.2022
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Paracetamol in breastfeeding can be one of the few drugs that young moms use to treat headaches. But is this drug safe for lactation? What reception conditions should be observed in order to minimize the harm? Answers to these questions should be known to every mother who is forced to take this analgesic.
Features of Paracetamol
Paracetamol is a non-opioid analgesic, similar in effectiveness to aspirin, but without anti-inflammatory action. Paracetamol can be taken to relieve pain, mild and moderate and fever.
Acetaminophen in all its forms is generally considered safe during pregnancy and during breastfeeding, if it is used exactly as prescribed, and for a very short duration. Pregnant or nursing mothers who require long-term pain management should talk with their doctors to determine the safest course of action during pregnancy and lactation.
To minimize all risks to the baby, it is important to correctly distribute Paracetamol. Medications taken by a nursing mother can penetrate the milk through her bloodstream, usually in very small amounts. The degree to which this occurs depends on a number of factors, including the nature of the drug concerned, the fat content of breast milk, and the level of the drug in the mother. Although paracetamol is excreted in breast milk, the amount found in breast milk is insignificant to cause any problems of lactation and breastfeeding. However, when you need to take Paracetamol, feed your baby shortly before your medication is taken to reduce the effect of the drug on your child.
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Pharmacological effects of paracetamol
Indications for the use of this drug is very wide, since the drug has many effects. Due to the central action, the drug is effective in eliminating pain of low and medium intensity. Therefore, the medicine can be used for headache and for toothache. At the temperature, the preparation is also effective, since it reduces the amount of inflammatory cytokines due to a disruption in the synthesis and operation of cyclooxygenase.
The form of the preparation is different, but for nursing mothers it is best in tableted forms. Also, the drug can be taken as a suspension or suppository, but you need to correctly calculate the dosage.
Pharmacodynamics is the predominant central action of the drug. The drug inactivates the formation of a cyclooxygenase enzyme in the brain, which is represented by two forms (1 and 2). This is the central effect of the drug.
Pharmacokinetics is represented by rapid absorption of the drug in the intestine and reaching a maximum concentration after 2 hours. Paracetamol penetrates the blood-brain barrier. Also, the drug penetrates into breast milk, but its content is not more than one percent.
Contraindications to use during lactation, this is if your baby is deeply premature or there are organic lesions of the central nervous system.
Side effects, as in the case of taking any other drugs at a more recommended dose, may be manifested by such problems as liver damage, allergic reactions in the infant. More pronounced, there may be side effects if you use not a pure drug, but in the composition of other medicines in combined forms.
The method of application and dose for lactation should not exceed daily allowances - 500 milligrams per session. How often you can drink paracetamol to a nursing mother - the less, the better, but the interval between taking a single dose should not be less than four hours.
How much paracetamol a day can a nursing mother? Do not exceed four tablets per day, not exceeding a single dose. How many days can I drink paracetamol to a nursing mother? Given that the drug can accumulate, no more than two days with active breastfeeding.
Overdose occurs only when the daily dose of the drug is significantly exceeded. It can be manifested by liver damage, which is expressed in varying degrees.
Interaction with other drugs has little to do, but with lactation, a combination of different drugs should be minimal.
The shelf life and storage conditions do not have special instructions and should be observed according to the instructions.
Paracetamol analogs for the effect of action, which can also be taken during lactation - is Ibuprofen.
Feedback on the reception of paracetamol in lactation is positive for effectiveness. Side effects in children in this case was not observed.
Paracetamol in breastfeeding can be an excellent choice drug, given the limitations in drug therapy for this period. To minimize the risks of taking Paracetamol, it is important to simply adhere to the dosage and take the drug at the maximum long-term from the expected feeding.
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