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Pharmacokinetics of metoprolol during pregnancy and lactation.
Journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 May 2016
Ryu Rachel J, Eyal Sara, Easterling Thomas R, Caritis Steve N, Venkataraman Raman, Hankins Gary, Rytting Erik, Thummel Kenneth, Kelly Edward J, Risler Linda, Phillips Brian, Honaker Matthew T, Shen Danny D, Hebert Mary F
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to evaluate the steady-state pharmacokinetics of metoprolol during pregnancy and lactation. Serial plasma, urine, and breast milk concentrations of metoprolol and its metabolite, α-hydroxymetoprolol, were measured over 1 dosing interval in women treated with metoprolol (25-750 mg/day) during early pregnancy (n = 4), mid-pregnancy (n = 14), and late pregnancy (n = 15), as well as...
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