Sodium Sulfacetamide / Sulfur

Pregnancy

Human and animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with topical sodium sulfacetamide / sulfur. Thus, it is not known whether it can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman.

Sodium sulfacetamide / sulfur should be used by a pregnant woman only if clearly needed or when a woman and her doctor conclude that the potential benefits outweigh the potential risks to the fetus.

Breastfeeding

While sulfur can safely be used in nursing mothers, it is not known whether sodium sulfacetamide is excreted in human milk following the topical use of sodium sulfacetamide / sulfur. However, small amounts of orally administered sulfonamides have been found in the milk.

Therefore, caution should be exercised when sodium sulfacetamide and sulfur are used as acne treatment in a nursing woman. Do not apply sodium sulfacetamide / sulfur to the nipple area and make sure the infant’s skin does not come into contact with the areas of skin that have been treated with sodium sulfacetamide / sulfur.