The American Academy of Pediatrics places emphasis on increasing breastfeeding in the United States. A common reason for the cessation of breastfeeding is the use of medication by the nursing mother and advice by her physician to stop nursing. Such advice may not be warranted. This statement is intended to supply the pediatrician, obstetrician, and family physician with data, if known, concerning the excretion of drugs into human milk. Most drugs likely to be prescribed to the nursing mother should have no effect on milk supply or on infant well-being. This information is important not only to protect nursing infants from untoward effects of maternal medication but also to allow effective pharmacologic treatment of breastfeeding mothers. Nicotine, psychotropic drugs, and silicone implants are 3 important topics reviewed in this statement.
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1 September 2001
American Academy of Pediatrics|
September 01 2001
The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk
Pediatrics (2001) 108 (3): 776–789.
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Committee on Drugs; The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk. Pediatrics September 2001; 108 (3): 776–789. 10.1542/peds.108.3.776
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