Psychotropic drugs in mothers' milk: A comprehensive review of assay methods, pharmacokinetics and of safety of breast-feeding

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-80

  Yoshida, K ^a   Smith, B ^b   Kumar, R ^a   Kumar, Channi ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assays; Breast feeding; Infant development; Pharmacokinetics; Psychotropic drugs; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; AMOXAPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLOZAPINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; NORFLUOXETINE; NORSERTRALINE; PERPHENAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ASSAY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CYANOSIS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LETHARGY; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0033066274     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119901300108     Document Type: Review

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