title: Amphetamine secretion in breast milk.
abstract: The excretion of amphetamine in human breast milk was studied in a nursing mother with narcolepsy, who was treated with 20 mg daily of a racemic preparation of amphetamine. The concentration of amphetamine was 3 and 7 times higher in breast milk than in maternal plasma on the 10th and 42nd days after delivery. Small amounts of amphetamine were found in urine samples from the infant.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000661:Amphetamine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D000661:Amphetamine