This is something I haven't heard before and I wonder why no one else has
said this (and if it is correct, why the FDA did not say it at any stage). I
was always under the impression that the problem with the FDA had to do with
power and control and them not liking people going around their system. I'd
like to hear more! What were these excessive dosages? How many women? etc
Karleen Gribble
Australia


We asked him about domperidone because he's one of the local do=
> cs
> who is willing to prescribe it.  We LC's were under the impression that
> Domperidone has been removed by the FDA because of the fatalities associa=
> ted
> with intravenous use, although as another Lactneteer mentioned a few week=
> s
> ago, the IV prep hasn't been available for 20 years.  Dr. Craig agreed th=
> at
> the IV prep did cause problems, but that the drug was removed because of
> abuse!  Evidently women who took the medication assumed that, "Some is go=
> od,
> more must be better," and dramatically exceeded maximum recommended doses=
>
> for the drugs, hoping for more milk.  These high doses did lead to cardia=
> c
> problems, which is why the FDA stepped in and protected us from ourselves=
>
> once again (tongue in cheek).

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