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Using insulins during breastfeeding

2 February 2023 · Guidance on continuing or initiating insulins in breastfeeding mothers. Recommendations apply to full term and healthy infants only.

Advising on missed or delayed doses of medicines

15 October 2021 · Guidance to advise people who occasionally forget or are late in taking a dose of their medicine(s).

Safety in Lactation: Other antidiabetic drugs

18 September 2020 · There is no published information on the use of these other antidiabetic drugs during breastfeeding. Therefore, alternative drugs should be used where this is clinically…

Insulin preparations: RMOC recommendations of safety considerations for formulary decision making

22 June 2018 · At its meeting on 18th April 2018 the Regional Medicines Optimisation Committee (RMOC) (Midlands and East) reviewed issues pertaining to safety considerations when adopting any…

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