Is Dorzolamide Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Dorzolamide? Is Dorzolamide safe for nursing mother and child? Does Dorzolamide extracts into breast milk? Does Dorzolamide has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Dorzolamide influence milk supply or can Dorzolamide decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Answer by DrLact: About Dorzolamide usage in lactation
Limited experience with the use of ophthalmic dorzolamide indicate that it is unlikely to adversely affect the breastfed infant. 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.
Dorzolamide Side Effects in Breastfeeding
A newborn infant was breastfed during maternal therapy with ocular timolol, dipivifrin, dorzolamide, brimonidine and several doses of acetazolamide. The drugs were given immediately following breastfeeding and no apnea or bradycardia was observed in the infant.[1]
Alternate Drugs
Epinephrine(Safe)
Brinzolamide(Low Risk)
Brimonidine(Safe)
Bimatoprost(Safe)
Carteolol(Unsafe)
Phenylephrine(Low Risk)
Acetazolamide(Safe)
Timolol(Safe)
Travoprost(Safe)
Levobunolol(Low Risk)
Pilocarpine(Unsafe)
Latanoprost(Safe)
Brinzolamide(Low Risk)
Acetazolamide(Safe)