Fluoxetine Toxicity in a Breastfed Infant

Fluoxetine Toxicity in a Breastfed Infant

Hale, Shum and Grossberg report on an infant born to a mother who ingested fluoxetine while pregnant and delivered an apparently normal infant. Following 11 days of breastfeeding while the mother continued fluoxetine, the infant became increasingly lethargic and feverish. Fluoxetine use by breastfee...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical pediatrics 2001-12, Vol.40 (12), p.681-684
Hauptverfasser: Hale, Thomas W., Shum, Shu, Grossberg, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation - adverse effects
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation - therapeutic use
Babies
Breast Feeding
Breast milk
Breastfeeding & lactation
Contamination
Depression - drug therapy
Female
Fluoxetine
Fluoxetine - adverse effects
Fluoxetine - therapeutic use
Health aspects
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Milk, Human - chemistry
Mothers
Pediatrics
Physiological aspects
Prescription drugs
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - adverse effects
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Toxicity
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Zusammenfassung:Hale, Shum and Grossberg report on an infant born to a mother who ingested fluoxetine while pregnant and delivered an apparently normal infant. Following 11 days of breastfeeding while the mother continued fluoxetine, the infant became increasingly lethargic and feverish. Fluoxetine use by breastfeeding mothers may be hazardous to some infants.
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/000992280104001207