Medications and breastfeeding: Current concepts

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-94

  Nice, Frank J ^a   Luo, Amy C ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Counseling (patient); Lactation; Medications; Nursing; Pharmacists; Pharmacokinetics; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; GALACTOGOGUE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAXATIVE; METHADONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SWEETENING AGENT;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLOSTRUM; COUNSELING; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MILK LEVEL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; PHARMACIST; PROTEIN BINDING; SMOKING; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

BREAST FEEDING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; GALACTOGOGUES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84861214442     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2012.10139     Document Type: Article

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