LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database)

Description

LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database) contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 These previous versions of LactMed data are no longer updated and are for research and development purposes only. https://ftp.nlm.nih.gov/projects/lactmedlease/
21 https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/litarch/90/6c/
21 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/

Tags

  • consumer-health
  • toxicology
  • dataset
  • data-distribution
  • environmental-health

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