Is Gallium Citrate Ga 67 safe while breastfeeding?

Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Gallium Citrate Ga 67. 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

Ga 67 decays by electron capture with principal photon energies of 93, 185 and 300 keV, and a physical half-life of 3.26 days.[ 4 ] The effective half-life of gallium 67 citrate ranges from 40 to 68 hours.[ 6 , 7 ]

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.