title: Transfer of Montelukast into Human Milk During Lactation.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine levels of montelukast in human milk and to develop a simple, sensitive analytical method using mass spectrometry.
  
  
  
  Milk samples were collected from seven breastfeeding mothers, age 26-35 years, at 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 hours after oral ingestion of 10 mg montelukast. The samples were analyzed using a new Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry method. Area under the milk concentration time curve from zero to the time of the last sample (12 hours) was estimated by the linear trapezoidal rule.
  
  
  
  Average montelukast levels (Cavg) in milk were 5.3 ng/mL, and the relative infant dose was 0.68% of the maternal dose. The maximum concentration (Cmax) observed at 4 hours (Tmax) was 9.7 ng/mL.
  
  
  
  The exposure to the infant seems to be very low, far below therapeutic ranges in an infant. Our data suggest that montelukast is probably safe to use in a breastfeeding mother.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
authors.forename: Palika
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rewers-Felkins
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Amarillo, Texas.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000328:Adult; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007774:Lactation / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy; D011804:Quinolines / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013440:Sulfides; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D011804:Quinolines; D013440:Sulfides; C093875:montelukast
keywords: breastfeeding; human milk; montelukast