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LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database)
LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database) contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"009:25"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "National Library of Medicine",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:custserv@nlm.nih.gov"
}
|
| description | LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database) contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Download LactMed Data 2015-2019",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "These previous versions of LactMed data are no longer updated and are for research and development purposes only.",
"downloadURL": "https://ftp.nlm.nih.gov/projects/lactmedlease/"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Download LactMed Data",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"downloadURL": "https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/litarch/90/6c/"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "LactMed Homepage",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"downloadURL": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/"
}
]
|
| identifier | https://datadiscovery.nlm.nih.gov/api/views/r48h-qc9c |
| issued | 2020-09-18 |
| keyword |
[
"consumer health",
"data distribution",
"dataset",
"environmental health",
"toxicology"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/ |
| license | http://opendefinition.org/licenses/odc-odbl/ |
| modified | 2025-06-18 |
| programCode |
[
"009:041"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Library of Medicine",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Chemicals and Drugs"
]
|
| title | LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database) |
