Medications and Breast-Feeding: A Guide for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and other Healthcare Professionals Part III
| Autor: | Joseph S Gromelski, Ingrid C. Freeny, Deborah DeEugenio, Frank J. Nice, Traci A DiMino, Marissa B Rovnack |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 20:165-177 |
| ISSN: | 1549-4810 8755-1225 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/875512250402000304 |
| Popis: | Objective:To provide a guide for practicing pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals so that they are able to counsel and advise breast-feeding mothers and fellow healthcare professionals on the safety and use of antiinfectives, vaccines, antiepileptics, benzodiazepines, psychotherapeutic drugs, and radiopharmaceuticals during breast-feeding.Data Sources:Primary texts used by the breast-feeding community ( Medications and Mothers' Milk, Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, Drugs and Human Lactation) were searched, as well as Micromedex, MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and EMBASE2 (1984–February 2004).Study Selection/Data Extraction:Multiple sources were used wherever available to validate the data, and primary articles were used to verify all tertiary source information. Search terms included breast-feeding, lactation, nursing, and medications, as well as specific drug names.Data Synthesis:Concerns regarding medication use during breast-feeding have caused mothers to either discontinue nursing or not take necessary medications. Complete avoidance of medications or cessation of breast-feeding is often unnecessary. Although there are drugs that can be harmful to nursing infants, breast-milk concentrations of most drugs are insufficient to cause any harm.Conclusions:Having objective and reliable information on medications enables pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, other healthcare providers, and mothers to make educated decisions regarding drug therapy and breast-feeding. |
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