Methods of suppressing lactation in women by use of drugs are discussed and compared with 'natural' suppression by exclusion of suckling. Oestrogens and androgens, or mixtures of both, given in large doses for 10-14 days following parturition have been found to be effective. Reduction of dosage...
(range 0.47 to 3.8 hours) after the dose. The half-life of alprazolam in milk averaged 14.5 hours. The metabolites 4-hydroxyalprazolam and alpha-hydroxyalprazolam were not detected (<0.5 to 1 mcg/L) in milk. The authors calculated that an exclusively breastfed infant whose mother was taking...
Importance of informing women that clobazam may cause some hormonal contraceptives (e.g., oral contraceptives, patches, rings, implants, injections, intrauterine devices) to be less effective; importance of advising women to use additional nonhormonal forms of contraception during clobazam therapy and ...
In the first case, the etiological factor is infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Regarding the second form, we can say that the cause of the disease was allergens. During pregnancy a woman can observe the following clinical picture: ...
days (extent not stated) had serum phenobarbital levels that rose from 10 mg/L at birth to 17 mg/L on day 4… Effects in Breastfed Infants: Two 1-week-old infants whose mothers had been receiving phenobarbital 100 mg at bedtime for 3 to 5 nights exhibited deep slumber with difficul...
The prescription of psychotropic drugs during lactation is a clinically important but complex issue. Most of the information available on the excretion of these drugs into breast milk and the impact that this has on the breast-fed infant is based on single case reports. For many drugs, data ar...
(Drugs that cause abdominal Abdominal cramping, colic-like syndrome cramping in mother) Danthron Increased bowel activity 85 DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS Iodine Goiter; see miscellaneous, iodine 16 lopanoic None 86 Metrizamide None 87 0 DIURETICS Bendroflumethiazide Suppresses lactation, thrombocytopenia (1 88 ...
Drugs that modify the function of the sympathetic nervous system in the brain by stimulating alpha2 receptors. Essential hypertension Elevated systemic arterial pressure for which no cause can be found; also called primary or idiopathic hypertension. ...
We propose that this is due in part to hyporesponsive mesolimbic dopamine circuit, which is characterized by lower dopamine levels and enhanced striatal D1 and D2R expression. This may cause a higher vulnerability to addictive-like behaviors leading to an increased preference to consume palatable ...
One woman breastfed her infant for 13 months while she was taking topiramate for epilepsy. She took a daily dosage of 150 to 175 mg for the first 6 months, then 200 mg daily. At 1 year of age, the infant was developing normally and both parents stated that no side effects such as ...