Can you use Azelaic Acid while pregnant or breastfeeding?
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Azelaic Acid is one of the topical acne treatments a dermatology review says can be recommended as baseline therapy in pregnancy. Still, check with your doctor before starting it.
Check with your doctor General information only. Your doctor, midwife or pharmacist knows your situation.
Set "Pregnant or breastfeeding" in My skin to flag retinoids across the site. More on Azelaic Acid.
Sources
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- Bozzo P, Chua-Gocheco A, Einarson A. Safety of skin care products during pregnancy. Can Fam Physician. 2011;57(6):665-667.
- The multiple uses of azelaic acid in dermatology: mechanism of action, preparations, and potential therapeutic applications. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2023.
- Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha-hydroxy acid) for acne. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;5:CD011368.