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Amitriptyline

Selected References:

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  • Tang KY. 2018. Amitriptyline poisoning at 34 weeks of pregnancy. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 56(4):301-3.
  • Uguz Faruk. 2017. Poor feeding and severe sedation in a newborn nursed by a mother on low dose amitriptyline. Breastfeed Med; 12:67-8.
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