Denny, yes, that is my understanding as well. I mentally place this in the
"prescription" category in my head because it's a dopamine antagonist that
was available in the US by prescription only. So forgive me if I was
over-reaching there, but given the history and category of the drug, this
would, I suspect, make a strong case if there was a bad outcome.
If you re-read my post, I think you'll see that I've tried to focus on the
scariness of taking this action, i.e., the potential for putting one's
license in jeopardy. The original question was about giving a drug to a
mother if you had "a fairly accessible source of domperidone." Meaning, the
act of providing the drug to the mother would, in my unlearned opinion,
create a *potential* legal problem.
I started that post by saying that I'm not an attorney, so I'd second
Denny's question by asking if there are any attorneys listening?
>Question: Can an LC or other person provide a mom with domperidone legally?
>
>Marie, I agree with your statement:
>>
>Prescription drugs are given by prescription for a *reason.* As a nurse,
>registered in NY, VA, and DC, I would fear that in giving *any*
>prescription drug to an adult, far less a lactating mother, I'd be risking
>my license to practice. My instructors at school always drilled it into us
>that an action like this constitutes practicing medicine without a license.
>
>However it's my impression that domperidone is not a prescription drug in
>the US because it is unavailable. I don't have any idea what this might
>do legally. Does a drug that was formerly a prescription stay that way?
>Any lawyers listening?
>
>
>--Denny Rice, RN, IBCLC
>--Dallas, Texas
--
Marie Biancuzzo, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
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