• 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 ...