Is Edotreotide Gallium Ga-68 safe while breastfeeding?
Here is what LactMed, the Drugs and Lactation Database published by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), reports about Edotreotide Gallium Ga-68. The text below is quoted from that source — it is not our own verdict.
Summary of use during breastfeeding
Edotreotide gallium Ga-68 (Ga 68 Dotatoc) is used for localization of somatostatin receptor positive neuroendocrine tumors. Labeling in the U.S. advises nursing mothers to pump and discard breastmilk for 8 hours after a dose.
Mothers concerned about the level of radioactivity in their milk could ask to have it tested at a nuclear medicine facility at their hospital. When the radioactivity is at a safe level, she may resume breastfeeding. A method for measuring milk radioactivity and determining the time when a mother can safely resume breastfeeding has been published.[1]
Nursing mothers should not work with radioactive substances used in PET scans in their workplace.[2]
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
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 Edotreotide Gallium Ga-68 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: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), via NCBI Bookshelf, record “Edotreotide Gallium Ga-68” (edotreotide_Ga-68). LactMed on NCBI Bookshelf. LactMed is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Educational summary of an authoritative source — not medical advice. Never start, stop, or change a medicine while breastfeeding without confirming with your doctor.