I concur that it is well within the IBCLC scope of practice to discuss information, with lactating parents, about medications (over-the-counter or prescription), and their impact on lactation (effects on the baby, the parent, the supply). We can share reliable resources or links: Hale's Medications and Mothers' Milk, or Lactmed, or e-lactancia (Spanish). We can encourage the family to discuss the information we have shared, as part of their informed decision-making process. This is smack-dab within the best-practices recommendations made by IBLCE in their most recent Advisory Opinion on Assessment, Diagnosis, and Referral (which I contend would have been more accurately titled Assessment, NON-Diagnosis, and Referral ...) https://iblce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/advisory-opinion-assessment-diagnosis-referral-english.pdf Kellymom.com -- once again demonstrating its wonderfulness -- has a very complete page with links to all several meds-related resources including those in several different languages: https://kellymom.com/hot-topics/med-risks/ -- Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA Wyndmoor, PA, USA Director, Human Milk Banking Assn of North America (2015-19) Adjunct Professor, Drexel Univ, Public Policy of Breastfeeding "IBCLCs empower women and save babies' lives!"-Ursuline Singleton *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome