September 29, 2016 | Health News
NewsBeat: Antiretrovirals Pose Low Risk to Nursing Mothers, Babies
Study involves researchers with UW International Clinical Research Center
By Bobbi Nodell
Researchers have found that breastfeeding mothers taking the antiretroviral drugs tenofovir and emtricitabine have a low risk of side effects. The study, published in PLOS, was conducted by colleagues at the UW International Clinical Research Center and partners in Kenya, Uganda and Johns Hopkins University.