Is (1-14C)-Triolein safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about (1-14C)-Triolein. This is a summary of that source — not our own verdict.
Effects on the breastfed infant
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Effects on milk supply
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Levels in milk
Carbon 14 is a low-energy beta emitter with a physical half-life of about 5730 years. (1-14C)-triolein has an effective half-life of 15 hours. Approximately 14% of the injected radioactivity is excreted into breastmilk.[ 1 ]
Source: NIH LactMed (National Library of Medicine).
Educational summary of an authoritative source — not medical advice. Never start, stop, or change a medicine while breastfeeding without confirming with your doctor.