Is Aczone Safe to Use While Pregnant

Topical dapsone, brand-name aczone. While dapsone has not caused birth defects in animal studies, physicians would not recommend it during pregnancy as research data is limited (researchers tend not to give medications to pregnant women.)

Can I use aczone during pregnancy?

Aczone falls into category C. There are no well-controlled studies that have been done in pregnant women. Aczone should be used during pregnancy only if the possible benefit outweighs the possible risk to the unborn baby.

Can I use dapsone while pregnant?

Dapsone has been assigned to pregnancy category C. There are no animal data or controlled data in human pregnancies. Experience with dapsone during all trimesters of human pregnancy has not indicated an increased risk of fetal abnormalities. Dapsone should only be given during pregnancy when benefit outweighs risk.