Is Breast Feeding Advisable Post Intake Of Albendazole?

Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 2016

Question: Dear Dr.

I am breastfeeding a 15 weeks old girl.
i had taken albendazole(zentel-400).
may i still proceed to breastfeed an infant.
pharmacist advised its ok to eat the med,but now i am worried.

please advise. thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
this is fine

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

It is understandable to be concerned about the use of any medication while breast feeding but according to the written medical info- an informal consultation group of the World health organisation ( WHO), a single dose can be given to women who are breast feeding.

This means that according to this world organisation, it is ok and your baby should be fine.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar