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>I almost feel embarrassed by telling you that Domperidone (Motilium) is an
>OTC (over the counter, no prescription needed) drug in The Netherlands.
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>But then again, the use of Domperidone with lactation isn't well known here.
>It's used for nausea. My guess is, that when this becomes common knowledge,
>it won't be OTC anymore......
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>This reallly gets one thinking about the cultural differences throughout
>the world !
Here in the UK as well, Renate!
The product is known here as Motilium 10, and funnily enough, just two
days ago I was commissioned (for the day job as writer) to produce an
'advertorial' (an ad written in the style of editorial - quite legal as
long as the word 'advertisement' is used as a label) for Motilium 10. It
is not marketed here for nausea but for something the manufacturers call
'dysmotility' - it acts on the peristaltic action of the stomach to move
food through the pyloric sphincter more quickly. I was told to use phrases
like 'it feels as if there is a brick in my stomach' to get the message
across.
There's no hint of it being used for mothers with a supply concern! Don't
know if the dose would be the same, would it?
It's only recently become available OTC, and it is classified as P, which
means pharmacy-only drug. You can't get it at the supermarket.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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