Key references for Drug use in pregnancy and breastfeeding
Below is a list of general references on which some of the statements and recommendations in the Drug use in pregnancy and breastfeeding are based. This list is not comprehensive.
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Drugs and lactation database (LactMed). Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine; [regularly updated]. |
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e-MIMS. current ed. St Leonards: MediMedia Australia Pty Limited. |
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Transfer of drugs and other chemicals into human milk. Pediatrics 2001;108(3):776-89. |
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Abel EL. Maternal alcohol consumption and spontaneous abortion. Alcohol 1997;32(3):211-9. |
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Austin MP. To treat or not to treat: maternal depression, SSRI use in pregnancy and adverse neonatal effects. Psychol Med 2006;36(12):1663-70. |
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Benowitz N, Dempsey D. Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation during pregnancy. Nicotine Tob Res 2004;6 Suppl 2:S189-202. |
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Briggs GC, Freeman RK,Yaffe SJ. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation: a reference guide to fetal and neonatal risk. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2005. |
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Brown MG, EDM Gatt, ST Leslie, G Robinson, J. Management of hypertension in pregnancy: executive summary. Australasian Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy. Med J Aust 1993;158(10):700-2. |
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Chan A, Hanna M, Abbott M, Keane RJ. Oral retinoids and pregnancy. Med J Aust 1996;165(3):164-7. |
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Chen C, Jensen BK, Mistry G, Wyss R, Zultak M, Patel IH, et al. Negligible systemic absorption of topical isotretinoin cream: implications for teratogenicity. J Clin Pharmacol 1997;37(4):279-84. |
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Condon J. Serotonergic symptoms in neonates exposed to SSRIs during pregnancy. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2003;37(6):777-8. |
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Czeizel AE, Rockenbauer M, Olsen J, Sorensen HT. A teratological study of aminoglycoside antibiotic treatment during pregnancy. Scand J Infect Dis 2000;32(3):309-13. |
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Dillon AE, Wagner CL, Wiest D, Newman RB. Drug therapy in the nursing mother. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1997;24(3):675-96. |
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Einarson A, Pistelli A, DeSantis M, Malm H, Paulus WD, Panchaud A, et al. Evaluation of the risk of congenital cardiovascular defects associated with use of paroxetine during pregnancy. Am J Psychiatry 2008;165(6):749-52. |
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Ernst CL, Goldberg JF. The reproductive safety profile of mood stabilizers, atypical antipsychotics, and broad-spectrum psychotropics. J Clin Psychiatry 2002;63 Suppl 4:42-55. |
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Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M. Prenatal depression effects on the fetus and newborn: a review. Infant Behav Dev 2006;29(3):445-55. |
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Gentile S. Prophylactic treatment of bipolar disorder in pregnancy and breastfeeding: focus on emerging mood stabilizers. Bipolar Disord 2006;8(3):207-20. |
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Gentile S. Serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced perinatal complications. Paediatr Drugs 2007;9(2):97-106. |
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Gentile S. The safety of newer antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Drug Saf 2005;28(2):137-52. |
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Gentile S, Rossi A, Bellantuono C. SSRIs during breastfeeding: spotlight on milk-to-plasma ratio. Arch Womens Ment Health 2007;10(2):39-51. |
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Gulmezoglu AM. Interventions for trichomoniasis in pregnancy (Cochrane Review). Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002(3):CD000220. |
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Hale TW. Medications and mothers' milk. 13th ed. Amarillo, TX: Hale Publishing; 2008. |
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Hale TW. Medications and mothers' milk. 10 ed. Amarillo, Texas: Pharmasoft Publishing; 2002. |
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Ilett KF, Kristensen JH, Wojnar-Horton RE, Begg EJ. Drug distribution in human milk. Aust Prescr 1997;20(2):35-40. |
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Ilett KF, Kristensen JH. Drug use and breastfeeding. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2005;4(4):745-68. |
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Jain AE, Lacy T. Psychotropic drugs in pregnancy and lactation. J Psychiatr Pract 2005;11(3):177-91. |
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Jansson LM, Velez M, Harrow C. Methadone maintenance and lactation: a review of the literature and current management guidelines. J Hum Lact 2004;20(1):62-71. |
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Jewell D, Young G. Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003(4):CD000145. |
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Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society. Chemotherapy and management of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: recommendations 1998. Thorax 1998;53(7):536-48. |
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Kallen BA, Otterblad Olausson P, Danielsson BR. Is erythromycin therapy teratogenic in humans? Reprod Toxicol 2005;20(2):209-14. |
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Kennedy D. Antipsychotic drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Aust Prescr 2007;30(6):162-3. |
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Koren G, Pastuszak A, Ito S. Drugs in pregnancy. N Engl J Med 1998;338(16):1128-37. |
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Koren G. Drinking alcohol while breastfeeding. Will it harm my baby? Can Fam Physician 2002;48:39-41. |
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Kristensen J, Ilet K. Breastfeeding and drugs. Australian Pharmacist 1999;18(2):100-7. |
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Lambers DS, Clark KE. The maternal and fetal physiologic effects of nicotine. Semin Perinatol 1996;20(2):115-26. |
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Liston J. Breastfeeding and the use of recreational drugs--alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and marijuana. Breastfeed Rev 1998;6(2):27-30. |
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Little RE, Anderson KW, Ervin CH, Worthington-Roberts B, Clarren SK. Maternal alcohol use during breast-feeding and infant mental and motor development at one year. N Engl J Med 1989;321(7):425-30. |
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Louik C, Lin AE, Werler MM, Hernandez-Diaz S, Mitchell AA. First-trimester use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and the risk of birth defects. N Engl J Med 2007;356(26):2675-83. |
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Magpie Trial Collaboration Group, Altman D, Carroli G, Duley L, Farrell B, Moodley J, et al. Do women with pre-eclampsia, and their babies, benefit from magnesium sulphate? The Magpie Trial: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2002;359(9321):1877-90. |
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Mandel S, Cooper D. The use of antithyroid drugs in pregnancy and lactation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001;86(6):2354-9. |
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Medicines in Pregnancy Working Party of the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee. Prescribing medicines in pregnancy. An Australian categorisation of risk of drug use in pregnancy. 4th ed. Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. Commonwealth of Australia; 1999. Updates available from TGA website [see link on right]. |
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Morales-Suarez-Varela MM, Bille C, Christensen K, Olsen J. Smoking habits, nicotine use, and congenital malformations. Obstet Gynecol 2006;107(1):51-7. |
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Mukherjee RA, Hollins S, Turk J. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: an overview. J R Soc Med 2006;99(6):298-302. |
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NDARC. Caffeine Fact Sheet. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. |
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Nosten F, ter Kuile F, Maelankiri L, Chongsuphajaisiddhi T, Nopdonrattakoon L, Tangkitchot S, et al. Mefloquine prophylaxis prevents malaria during pregnancy: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. J Infect Dis 1994;169(3):595-603. |
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Ohman I, Vitols S, Tomson T. Lamotrigine in pregnancy: pharmacokinetics during delivery, in the neonate, and during lactation. Epilepsia 2000;41(6):709-13. |
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Pham P, Barditch-Crovo P. A guide to the clinical care of women with HIV, XIV:Pharmacologic considerations in HIV-infected pregnant patients. In: U.S Department of Health and Human Services HAB, editor. 2005. |
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Pharmacy Department Royal Women's Hospital. Drugs and pregnancy. Melbourne: Royal Women's Hospital; 2001. |
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Pharmacy Department Royal Women's Hospital. Drugs and breastfeeding. Melbourne: Royal Women's Hospital; 2004. |
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Rahimi R, Nikfar S, Abdollahi M. Pregnancy outcomes following exposure to serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a meta-analysis of clinical trials. Reprod Toxicol 2006;22(4):571-5. |
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Rayburn WF, Bogenschutz MP. Pharmacotherapy for pregnant women with addictions. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191(6):1885-97. |
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Regev RH, Litmanowitz I, Arnon S, Shiff J, Dolfin T. Gentamicin serum concentrations in neonates born to gentamicin-treated mothers. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000;19(9):890-1. |
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Rubin ET, Lee A, Ito S. When breastfeeding mothers need CNS-acting drugs. Can J Clin Pharmacol 2004;11(2):e257-66. |
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Simmons D, Walters BN, Rowan JA, McIntyre HD. Metformin therapy and diabetes in pregnancy. Med J Aust 2004;180(9):462-4. |
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Smaill F, Hofmeyr GJ. Antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002(3):CD000933. |
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Tata LJ, Lewis SA, McKeever TM, Smith CJ, Doyle P, Smeeth L, et al. Effect of maternal asthma, exacerbations and asthma medication use on congenital malformations in offspring: a UK population-based study. Thorax 2008;63(11):981-7. |
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Thormahlen GM. Paroxetine use during pregnancy: is it safe? Ann Pharmacother 2006;40(10):1834-7. |
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Tomson T, Ohman I, Vitols S. Lamotrigine in pregnancy and lactation: a case report. Epilepsia 1997;38(9):1039-41. |
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Weng X, Odouli R, Li DK. Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage: a prospective cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198(3):279 e1-8. |
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Whitehall JS. National guidelines on alcohol use during pregnancy: a dissenting opinion. Med J Aust 2007;186(1):35-7. |
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WHO and UNICEF. Breastfeeding and maternal medication: Recommendations for drugs in the eleventh WHO model list of essential drugs. Geneva: World Health Organisation, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (Geneva); UNICEF (New York); 2003. |
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Yung A RT, Torresi J, Leder K, O'Brien, D. Manual of travel medicine: a pre-travel guide for health care practitioners. 2nd ed. Melbourne: IP Communications; 2004. |
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