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Table 3 Type of medicine-related enquiry received from participants

From: Enquiry analysis and user opinion of the Drugs in Breastmilk Helpline: a prospective study

 

Proposed medicines

Currently taken medicinesN (%)

Advice givenn (%)

For acute illness (n, %)

For chronic illness (n, %)

Healthcare professionals (n = 24)

13 (54%)

5 (21%)

2 (8%)

4 (16%)

Breastfeeding women (n = 77)*

50 (65%)

17 (22%)

5 (7%)

7 (9%)

  1. * Two enquiries involved medicines for the treatment of proposed acute and chronic illness.