In:
Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 323, No. 1 ( 2020-08), p. 1251-1254
Abstract:
Since the thalidomide scandal in the 1960s use of drugs during pregnancy and lactation has often been associated with great uncertainty, since it can affect both the mother and the breastfed child. However, the concern may mistakenly lead to nonharmful drugs being attributed harmful adverse drug reactions leading to undertreatment of the mother of unnecessary discontinuation of breastfeeding. The safety of the most commonly used drugs in lactation is in the following being discussed. Furthermore, a practical guide to risk assessment and considerations when initiating a drug treatment is presented.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0044-6394
,
2159-7774
DOI:
10.1097/FAD.0000000000000049
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2276952-3
SSG:
15,3
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