> 1. Metronidiazole, antiprotozoal used to treat a mom with trich.
>ER doctor told her to pump and dump X 10 days. Was there a better solution?
We allow bf on oral Flagyl at our facility.
> 2. Bromocriptine, used as lactation suppressant - are there any
>good articles of the danger / efficacy of this drug?
"Technology and Health: Sandoz is to Stop Marketing Parlodel as a Drug for
Suppression of Lactation," Andrea Gerlin, Wall Street Journal, Friday Aug
19, 1994 Sec: B p: 6
...[six paragraphs of defense of its safety, blah, blah]
"Five years ago, the Food and Drug Administration asked the company
to voluntarily stop selling the drug as a lactation suppressant but the
company refused. 'The agency has been concerned about he use of the drug
for this purpose for a number of years and was prepared to take action to
remove this indication,' said Jim O'Hara, a spokesman for the FDA. 'This
action by the company resolves that issue.
...
" Currently, Sandoz is facing at least seven lawsuits in the U.S.
over the effects of Parlodel. It has settled with seven other plaintiffs
out of court...
...
"Although doctors could continue prescribing Parlodel to new
mothers who want their milk dried up, legal experts say that by doing so
doctors would expose themselves to potential liability."
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"Legal Beat: Sandoz Drug Generates a Wave of Lawsuits," by Andrea Gerlin,
Wall St. Journal, Tuesday Aug 16, 1994 Sec: B P: 1
"Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp. is facing at least six lawsuits in
the U.S., which together seek millions of dollars in damages, over the
effects of its drug Parlodel.
"Plaintiffs charge that Parlodel, when used as a lactation
suppressant, can cause such side effects as heart attack, stroke and
seizures, and that Sandoz knew about these problems...."
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You might also check NY Times, FDA Consumer, ...?
Arly Helm
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