A new mother asks the nurse what medications she can and cannot take into her body because it might affect breast milk. What should the nurse respond to this mother's request?

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Almost any drug may cross into the acinar cells and be secreted in breast milk. As a general rule, the mother should take no drug unless prescribed or approved by her primary care provider while breastfeeding. Halting breastfeeding could impact the mother's ability to continue at a later time.

A New Mother Asks the Nurse What Medications She Can