Last update Oct. 11, 2017

Medicinal Charcoal

Very Low Risk

Safe. Compatible. Minimal risk for breastfeeding and infant.

Powdered carbon with high adsorption levels.
Administrated orally, it adsorbs drugs and toxins, avoiding their absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. It also has uses as an antidiarrheal and antiflatulent and for marking breast lesions in mammography.

Since the last update we have not found published data about its excretion in breast milk.

Its zero intestinal absorption (Torbet 2005, AEMPS 1998) prevents its passing into plasma and therefore into breast milk.

It use is permitted in infants under one year old (Pediamecum 2015).

Alternatives

We do not have alternatives for Medicinal Charcoal since it is relatively safe.

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Other names

Medicinal Charcoal is also known as Activated Charcoal. Here it is a list of alternative known names::


Medicinal Charcoal in other languages or writings:

Group

Medicinal Charcoal belongs to this group or family:

Tradenames

Main tradenames from several countries containing Medicinal Charcoal in its composition:

List of 16 tradenames

Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 0 %
Molecular weight 12 daltons

References

  1. Pediamecum. Carbón activado Ficha pediátrica. 2015 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  2. Torbet. Activated Charcoal. Drug Summary. 2005 Full text (in our servers)
  3. AEMPS. Carbón activado. Ficha técnica. 1998 Full text (in our servers)

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