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Last Updated: November 2026 • Published by MothersMilkRx Clinical Publishing (`mothersmilkrx.com`)

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  • NIH LactMed / NCBI Bookshelf (Accession NBK501922): U.S. National Library of Medicine public database of drugs and chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed.
  • FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) / DailyMed: Official package inserts approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, specifically Section 8.2 (Lactation: Risk Summary, Clinical Considerations, and Animal/Human Data).
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