Clofazimine

Review
In: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006.
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Excerpt

Limited information indicates that clofazimine appears in milk in relatively large amounts. Human milk enhances the solubilization and possibly the absorption of clofazimine in infants.[1] Milk can be colored pink to red by the drug and breastfed infant's skin can be discolored the typical red color that is common in persons taking the drug.[2-4] No serious or permanent toxicity has been reported in breastfed infants; however, an alternate drug might be considered.

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