Methadone levels in breast milk.
Two case reports of breastfeeding mothers on high doses of methadone and a literature review reveal that minimal transmission of methadone into breast milk occurs regardless of the mother's methadone dose. The current American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations that only women in drug treatment programs on less than 20 mg/day of methadone be advised to breastfeed should be reconsidered.
Geraghty
B
B
Children's Hospital and Medical Center, University of Washington, USA.
Graham
E A
EA
Logan
B
B
Weiss
E L
EL
D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008691:Methadone / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D009294:Narcotics; D008691:Methadone