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- Title
Transfer of drugs and other chemicals into human milk.
- Authors
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2001, Vol 108, Issue 3, p776
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.108.3.776