Transfer of methylamphetamine and amphetamine into breast milk following recreational use of methylamphetamine

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-459

  Bartu, Anne ^a,b   Dusci, Leon J ^c   Ilett, Kenneth F ^c,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Drug and Alcohol Office   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absolute infant dose; Amphetamine; Breastfeeding; Lactation; Methylamphetamine; Recreational drug use

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; METHAMPHETAMINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MILK LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; BREAST FEEDING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; METHAMPHETAMINE; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 63849299098     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03366.x     Document Type: Article

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