Use of Domperidone to Increase Breast Milk Supply
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Health Canada advisory on domperidone should I avoid prescribing domperidone to women to increase milk production [corrected]?
QUESTION I often prescribe domperidone to women as a galactagogue starting at a dose of 30 mg and increasing the dose as needed. In March of this year, Health Canada released an advisory warning of domperidone use and abnormal heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death. Should I cap doses at 30 mg or stop prescribing domperidone all together to these women? ANSWER The Health Canada warning is bas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Lactation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0890-3344,1552-5732
DOI: 10.1177/0890334414552525