title: Nefopam excretion in human milk.
abstract: Human milk and plasma samples were obtained from five healthy nursing mothers who were taking nefopam hydrochloride (60 mg four-hourly) for post-episiotomy pain. Concentrations of nefopam were quantified in milk and plasma paired samples, taken daily from birth for 5 days, by a specific paired-ion reverse phase h.p.l.c. method. Although nefopam was present in human milk in an equivalent concentration to plasma (milk: plasma ratio 1.2 +/- 0.7, mean +/- s.d.), the likely infant exposure was less than 0.05 mg kg-1 day-1 which, on a body weight basis, would be less than 3% of the maternal dose.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000032:analysis*; D009340:Nefopam / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D010079:Oxazocines / Q000032:analysis*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D010079:Oxazocines; D009340:Nefopam