Assertion: lithium | /r/HasProperty | excreted in breast milk
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text: Lithium is excreted in breast milk; adverse events have been reported in breastfeeding infants.
text: plasmaNewport 2005; adverse effects have been observed with use of lithium carbonate or citrate (eg, cardiac malformations in the infant, including Ebstein anomaly [with use during the first trimester]; polyhydramnios, fetal/neonatal cardiac arrhythmias, hypoglycemia, diabetes insipidus, changes in thyroid function, premature delivery, floppy infant syndrome, neonatal lithium toxicity [with use later in pregnancy].ACOG 2008 Lithium is excreted in breast milk; adverse events (eg, hypotonia, hypothermia, cyanosis, electrocardiogram [ECG] changes, lethargy) have been reported in breastfeeding infants.
text: Lithium is excreted in breast milk, so women are advised not to breastfeed infants while taking this medication.