I'm not an attorney, but that won't stop me from commenting on what I
believe to be a more legal than ethical issue here.

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.

This scares me, and I hope it scares everyone.

>I have somewhat of an ethical question, which may not apply to everyone
>worldwide.  It is probably mostly for Americans, I apologize for that.
>If  a person (LC, mother, sister, friend, etc.) has a fairly accessible
>source of domperidone (OTC as motilium in many European countries) and
>thought that it might help a breastfeeding mother that they are
>working/acquainted with, would it be illegal (as in "giving prescription
>medicine without a license" kind of illegal) to give this medicine to her?  I
>know that it has been suggested that mothers can get these medications from
>other countries legally, but would this scenario be different and more
>problematic?   Thanks for any input.
>Tchüss,
>Merilee


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