Thank you so much--this list is amazing. I am finding that the issue is, as
usual, "isn't the breastmilk/feeding of greater value than the harm of
usually small amounts of medication," and no studies to provide data on
safety.
So, the drug info resources are reluctant to give an unqualified "yes, it's
safe," and the BF advocates are unwilling to give up the milk. So, it isn't
really about a particular medication, as I had initially thought, but more
about the big picture, and each baby's condition. I have to say that I am
on the side of the sicker the baby, the more they need breastmilk.
Patricia Ellis, RN, MA, IBCLC
"Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gooch Jones Family" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: Oxycontin and Bfing
> Did you look for oxycodone hydrochloride ? I haven't access to Hale's but
it
> must be in there somewhere.
> Found this at http://www.pain.com/painexpo/exhibits/purdue/oxypi.cfm :
> "Low concentrations of oxycodone have been detected in breast milk.
> Withdrawal symptoms can occur in breast-feeding infants when maternal
> administration of an opioid analgesic is stopped. Ordinarily, nursing
should
> not be undertaken while a patient is receiving OxyContin since oxycodone
may
> be excreted in the milk." Depends what is meant by "ordinarily", I guess.
> Also found this website which has other info:
> http://leflaw.com/investigations/oxycontin/#clin
> Google has more.
>
> Best wishes
> Jessica
> Trainee Supporter, The Breastfeeding Network
> London, UK
>
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