Although most medications can be taken safely during breastfeeding, potential risks of infant
toxicity do exist because all medications will be excreted into the breast milk to some extent …

The relative lack of information on medication use during breastfeeding is an ongoing
problem for health professionals and mothers alike. Most nursing mothers are prescribed …

Introduction Despite many research efforts, current data on the safety of medicines during
breastfeeding are either fragmented or lacking, resulting in restrictive labeling of most …

Background: Successful practice of clinical perinatal pharmacology requires a thorough
understanding of the pronounced physiological changes during lactation and how these …

Women commonly take medication during lactation. Currently, there is little information
about the exposure-related safety of maternal medicines for breastfed infants. The aim was …

Knowledge of pharmacokinetics and the use of a mechanistic-based approach can improve
our ability to predict the effects of pregnancy for medications when data are limited. Despite …

Breastfeeding has positive health consequences for both the breastfed infant and the
nursing mother. 1, 2 Although information on drug use during lactation is available through …

There is a risk of exposure to drugs in neonates during the lactation period due to maternal
drug intake. The ability to predict drugs of potential hazards to the neonates would be useful …

There are many benefits of breast-feeding both for the infant and for the mother. Nursing
mothers who are also taking medications or exposed to environmental hazards may be …

The trend globally for mothers to breastfeed has highlighted the need for information on drug
transfer into breast milk and the extent to which the suckling neonate may be exposed and …