Medicine consumption during breastfeeding and assessment of infant risk
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2017000300015Palavras-chave:
Nursing, Breast Feeding, Drug Utilization, Lactation.Resumo
Objective: to estimate medicine consumption during breastfeeding and the risk to the infant. Methods: descriptive study, carried out in a Primary Health Care Unit with 130 infants. The data collection was donethrough a form with objective questions, analyzed in Epiinfo. Results:73 (56.0%) nursing mothers had used medication during breastfeeding. The most used drugs were antianemics (n=48, 66.0%) and analgesic/antipyretic drugs (n=11, 14.4%). The majority of the drugs consumed were compatible with breastfeeding(n=71, 97.2%), except for Phenobarbital (n=1, 1.4%) and Losartan (n=1, 1.4%. Conclusion: it was evidenced that medicine consumption during breastfeeding was high among nursing mothers, but most of the drugs presented low risk, that is, they were drugs compatible with lactation.Downloads
Downloads
Publicado
2017-08-21
Como Citar
1.
Chaves AFL, Dias AHM, Dias IKA, Martins JKS, Rocha RS, Oriá MOB. Medicine consumption during breastfeeding and assessment of infant risk. Rev Rene [Internet]. 21º de agosto de 2017 [citado 14º de setembro de 2025];18(3):390-5. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/20070
Edição
Seção
Carta ao Editor