Establishing causality of CNS depression in breastfed infants following maternal codeine use

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 399-404

  Madadi, Parvaz ^a,b   Shirazi, Farshad ^c   Walter, Frank G ^c   Koren, Gideon ^a,b,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Motherisk Program   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

CNS disorders, drug induced; Codeine, adverse reactions; Infants

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; MORPHINE;

APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONSTIPATION; CYANOSIS; DEATH; DROWSINESS; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MILK LEVEL; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST FEEDING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CODEINE; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; MORPHINE; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 55949130041     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/0148581-200810060-00007     Document Type: Article

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