• Knowledge of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among Norwegian pharmacy customers – a cross-sectional study 

      Waaseth, Marit; Adan, Abdifatah; Røen, Ingrid L.; Eriksen, Karoline; Stanojevic, Tijana; Halvorsen, Kjell H.; Garcia, Beate Hennie; Holst, Lone; Ulshagen, Karen Marie; Blix, Hege Salvesen; Ariansen, Hilde Louise; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-15)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. Public knowledge is considered a prerequisite for appropriate use of antibiotics and limited spread of antibiotic resistance. Our aim was to examine the level of knowledge of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among Norwegian pharmacy customers, and to assess to which degree beliefs, attitudes and sociodemographic factors are ...
    • Risk perception, beliefs about medicines and medical adherence among pregnant and breastfeeding women with migraine: findings from a cross-sectional study in Norway 

      Amundsen, Siri; Øvrebø, Torunn Gudmestad; Amble, Netta Marie Skretteberg; Poole, Anne Christine; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-27)
      <i>Objectives</i>: To examine risk perception, beliefs about migraine medications and medical adherence among pregnant and breastfeeding women with migraine.<p> <p><i>Design and setting</i>: Cross-sectional study conducted in Norway from October 2013 to February 2014. Data were collected via an anonymous, electronic questionnaire.<p> <p><i>Participants</i>: Women with migraine, either ...
    • Transfer of triptans into human breast milk and estimation of infant drug exposure through breastfeeding 

      Amundsen, Siri; Nordeng, Hedvig; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland; Fuskevåg, Ole Martin; Nordmo, Elisabet; Nordmo, Elisabet N; Sager, Georg; Spigset, Olav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-17)
      Clinical data on the transfer of triptans into human breast milk remain scarce. In a lactation study including 19 breastfeeding women with migraine, we examined the excretion of six different triptans into milk. Following intake of a single dose, each participant collected seven breast milk samples at predefined intervals up to 24 hours after dose. Triptan concentrations in milk were measured using ...