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Conjunctivitis - allergic - Management
Which topical ocular mast cell stabilizer can I use in pregnancy or breastfeeding?
- Lodoxamide [ABPI Medicines Compendium, 2002b]:
- Should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
- Use caution when administering lodoxamide to nursing mothers, as it is not known whether lodoxamide is secreted in human milk.
- Nedocromil sodium — use with caution during pregnancy (especially during the first trimester) and whilst breastfeeding [ABPI Medicines Compendium, 2004a].
- Sodium cromoglicate [ABPI Medicines Compendium, 2004b]:
- Should be used in pregnancy only where there is a clear need.
- No information suggests that sodium cromoglicate is harmful in breastfeeding.
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