Hi all, Requesting any specifc info on Proton Inhibitors such as Prilosec and a new one I think Protonix _ unusre of spelling? - I am posting this second hand. This past weekend (and for the second time in 3 weeks) a post-partum nursing mother was ordered a med in this classification when she was admitted for abdominal pain. Our neonatologists looked up info on "proton inhibitors" and stated they they are known to cause fatal neonatal arrythmias and are not safe to use in babies. I could find no specific info in HALE 2000 regarding this and he lists Prilosec as an L3, no mention of arrythmias as a pediatric side effect. My question is does anyone know any references regarding use of proton inhibitors during lactation. Normally I am fairly permissive with drugs, but the word FATAL did give me pause, even though I know they are speaking in terms of given the drug directly. When I spoke to my pharmacist friend, he suggested not going for the latest and greatest drug if the much more lactating friendly drug like prevacid would do. He felt beta-blockers were a much better way to go for the mother-baby pair. Now, the biggest hurdle is the gastroenterologist, who refused to change the med just because the mom was nursing, even when the mom's tests came back negative. I would like to follow up by letter giving him specific info if it is available. Anyone care to comment.? Thanks, LuAnn Smith RN, IBCLC York, PA _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html