Tracy Haines Throckmorton wrote:

"Another patient I know of went to a breast surgeion who prescribed
nitroglycerine paste topically over the area and it cleared up after that."


Any clue as to why would you put nitro over a plugged milk duct?  The only
indications I know of for nitro is as a potent coronary vasodilator and
antianginal.  This isn't a benign drug.  A topical application could cause
serious side effects in the mother, such as tachycardia, syncope, collapse
or postural hypotension, not to mention a pounding headache.

Please enlighten and any other pharmacophobes on the list!

Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
Birth and Breastfeeding Resources  http://www.childbirth.org/bbfr
Manhattan, KS  USA
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