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Subject:	Re: betamethason
From:	Patricia Gima <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 31 Dec 2002 09:04:49 -0600
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At 09:50 PM 12/30/02, you wrote:
>Does anyone have information regarding the safety of the use of
>betamethason topically on a breastfeeding mother's scalp?  In checking Hale, I
>only found information on taking it orally.  Thank you.  Mary

It is an ingredient in Jack Newman's All Purpose Nipple Ointment, which he
does not recommend wiping off before feeding, so any scalp absorption
should not pose a problem.

Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconcin
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