Is Krypton Kr 81m safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Krypton Kr 81m. 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
Krypton 81m is an inert gas that is a gamma emitter with a principal photon energy of 0.19 MeV. Because of its rapid decay, the effective half-time of lung elimination is equal to the physical half-life of 13.1 seconds. Peripheral krypton 81m radioactivity is exhaled after the first passage through the lungs
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.