Is Copper Cu 64 Dotatate safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Copper Cu 64 Dotatate. 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
Copper Cu 64 decays to nickel 64 (Ni 64) with a half-life of 12.7 hours by positron emission followed by emission of two 511 keV annihilation photons. It also decays to Ni 64 by electron capture and to zinc 64 by beta decay. Maternal Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date. Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
“No published information” means the studies do not exist yet — not that Copper Cu 64 Dotatate is known to be harmful, and not that it is known to be safe. Your prescriber or pharmacist can weigh your baby's age and whether a better-studied alternative would do the same job. Worth asking before stopping a medicine you need.
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.