Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Lifitegrast? Is Lifitegrast safe for nursing mother and child? Does Lifitegrast extracts into breast milk? Does Lifitegrast has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Lifitegrast influence milk supply or can Lifitegrast decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About Lifitegrast usage in lactation

Breastmilk levels of lifitegrast have not been measured in humans. Because absorption from the eye is limited, ophthalmic lifitegrast would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants. To substantially diminish the amount of drug that reaches the breastmilk after using eye drops, place pressure over the tear duct by the corner of the eye for 1 minute or more, then remove the excess solution with an absorbent tissue.

Alternate Drugs

Lifitegrast

Synonyms of Lifitegrast

UNII-038E5L962W
SAR 1118
SAR-1118
(2S)-2-(((2-(Benzofuran-6-ylcarbonyl)-5,7-dichloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-6- yl)carbonyl)amino)-3-(3-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)propanoic acid
L-Phenylalanine, N-((2-(6-benzofuranylcarbonyl)-5,7-dichloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-isoquinolinyl)carbonyl)-3-(methylsulfonyl)-
Xiidra
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