Medications and Breast-Feeding: A Guide for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and other Healthcare Professionals: Part I

Journal of Pharmacy Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-27

  Nice, Frank J ^a   DeEugenio, Deborah ^b,c   Dimino, Traci A ^d   Freeny, Ingrid C ^e   Rovnack, Marissa B ^f   Gromelski, Joseph S ^g,h  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Wal Mart Stores Inc   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITHYROID AGENT; AZATADINE MALEATE; BECLOMETASONE; BROMPHENIRAMINE; BUPIVACAINE; BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; CELECOXIB; CETIRIZINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CLEMASTINE FUMARATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYPROHEPTADINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM; DIFLUNISAL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIZAC; ENFLURANE; ETODOLAC; FENOPROFEN CALCIUM; FENTANYL; FENTANYL CITRATE; FEXOFENADINE; FLURBIPROFEN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUAIFYLLINE; HALOTHANE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; INSULIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; KETOROLAC; LORATADINE; LORAZEPAM; MEFENAMIC ACID; METFORMIN; METHADONE; MIDAZOLAM; MONTELUKAST; NABUMETONE; NALBUPHINE; NAPROXEN; NEDOCROMIL; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORCIPRENALINE; OXAPROZIN; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PIROXICAM; PROPOFOL; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; ROFECOXIB; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; SUFENTANIL CITRATE; SULINDAC; SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIOPENTAL; TOLBUTAMIDE; TOLMETIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZAFIRLUKAST; ZILEUTON;

ALERTNESS; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; APNEA; BLEEDING; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD CARE; CYANOSIS; DROWSINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IRRITABILITY; LACTATION; LETHARGY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; REYE SYNDROME; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 1542678827     PISSN: 87551225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/875512250402000106     Document Type: Review

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