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Papain/urea topical Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Warnings

Brand names: Accuzyme, Accuzyme SE, AllanEnzyme, Allanzyme, Ethezyme, Ethezyme 650, Ethezyme 830, Gladase, Kovia, Kovia 6.5, Panafil White, Pap-Urea, Paptase

Papain/urea topical Pregnancy Warnings

Papain-urea has not been formally assigned to a pregnancy category by the FDA. Animal studies have not been reported. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Papain-urea is only recommended for use during pregnancy when benefit outweighs risk.

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Papain/urea topical Breastfeeding Warnings

There are no data on the excretion of papain-urea into human milk.

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References for pregnancy information

  1. Product Information. Accuzyme (papain-urea topical). Healthpoint. 2004.
  2. Product Information. Ethezyme (papain-urea topical). Ethex Corporation. 2005.

References for breastfeeding information

  1. Product Information. Accuzyme (papain-urea topical). Healthpoint. 2004.
  2. Product Information. Ethezyme (papain-urea topical). Ethex Corporation. 2005.

Further information

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