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.

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.

 

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.

Benowitz N, Dempsey D. Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation during pregnancy. Nicotine Tob Res 2004;6 Suppl 2:S189-202.

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.

 

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.

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.

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.

Gentile S. Prophylactic treatment of bipolar disorder in pregnancy and breastfeeding: focus on emerging mood stabilizers. Bipolar Disord 2006;8(3):207-20.

Gentile S. Serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced perinatal complications. Paediatr Drugs 2007;9(2):97-106.

Gentile S. The safety of newer antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Drug Saf 2005;28(2):137-52.

Gentile S, Rossi A, Bellantuono C. SSRIs during breastfeeding: spotlight on milk-to-plasma ratio. Arch Womens Ment Health 2007;10(2):39-51.

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.

 

Hale TW. Medications and mothers' milk. 10 ed. Amarillo, Texas: Pharmasoft Publishing; 2002.

 

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.

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.

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.

 

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.

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.

Mukherjee RA, Hollins S, Turk J. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: an overview. J R Soc Med 2006;99(6):298-302.

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.

 

Pharmacy Department Royal Women's Hospital. Drugs and pregnancy. Melbourne: Royal Women's Hospital; 2001.

 

Pharmacy Department Royal Women's Hospital. Drugs and breastfeeding. Melbourne: Royal Women's Hospital; 2004.

 

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.

Rayburn WF, Bogenschutz MP. Pharmacotherapy for pregnant women with addictions. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;191(6):1885-97.

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.

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.

Thormahlen GM. Paroxetine use during pregnancy: is it safe? Ann Pharmacother 2006;40(10):1834-7.

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.

Whitehall JS. National guidelines on alcohol use during pregnancy: a dissenting opinion. Med J Aust 2007;186(1):35-7.

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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