Question

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

Antazoline lactation summary

Antazoline is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Antazoline is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Antazoline is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Antazoline does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Antazoline safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Antazoline usage in lactation

Antihistaminic drug for topical use on the eye. Like most ophthalmologic compounds for topical use a low dose and poor absorption make it compatible with breastfeeding.

Alternate Drugs for Ophtalmologicals-Decongestants & Antiallergics ATC S01G

Epinastine Ophtalmic Use(Safe)
Olopatadine Ophthalmic(Safe)
Alcaftadine(Safe)

Synonyms of Antazoline

5512-M
5-25-09-00364 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
Antastan
Antasten
Antazolin
Antazolina [INN-Spanish]
Antazolina [Spanish]
Antazolinum [INN-Latin]
Antazolinum [Latin]
Antihistal
Antistin
Antistine
Azalone
Ben-A-hist
2-(N-Benzylanilinomethyl)-2-imidazoline
BRN 0233924
4,5-Dihydro-N-phenyl-N-phenylmethyl-1H-imidazole-2-methanamine
EINECS 202-094-0
Histostab
HSDB 6506
Imidamine
Phenazoline
2-Phenyl-benzyl-amino-methylimidazolin [German]
2-(N-Phenyl-N-benzylaminomethyl)imidazoline
Phenazolin
Imidamin
2-Phenyl-benzyl-amino-methylimidazolin
Antazolina
Antazolinum
UNII-DHA8014SS1
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