Is Indocyanine Green safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Indocyanine Green. This is a summary of that source — not our own verdict.
Effects on the breastfed infant
The manufacturer reports 17 cases of indocyanine green use in lactating women with no adverse events observed in the breastfed infant.
Effects on milk supply
Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
Levels in milk
Maternal Levels. A nursing mother with lower limb lymphedema was given indocyanine green intradermally for lymphangiography. Although the dosage was not stated, the article referred to other papers that used 0.2 mL of a 0.25% solution of indocyanine green injected subcutaneously into both lower extremities, with detection by fluorescent imaging of lymphatic drainage channels using an infrared camera. The mother expressed milk approximately after imaging was complete at about 3 hours after the dose. Observation of the milk was performed with an infrared camera, which revealed no fluorescent enhancement of the milk.[ 1 ] Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.
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.