Hi Kathleen, Are you refering to advising use of any over the counter product? Or are you saying that you can not advise use of a mixure of OTC? In Minnesota, it is in an RN's scope of practice to recommend OTC. Sincerely, Rachel Wahl RN IBCLC > >Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 15:20:57 -0400 >From: Pam MazzellaDiBosco <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: CAPNO > >I have looked in the archives a few times and often see it mentioned, but >not as often the recipe. Shouldn't we substitute the Neosporin for >Polysporin or Bacitracin? I just substitute an otc version of whatever is >in Dr. Newman's recipe. In my area getting it mixed up is easy. The >ninety dollar price tag that will not be reimbursed by insurance because >most do not pay for compounded prescriptions makes many mommas prefer to >make their own. > >Take care, >Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 19:22:32 -0400 >From: Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Capno > >Hi Pam. While I appreciate the ease of getting over the counter ingredients >and mixing them into a mixture to help sore nipples, as a nurse, I would >not >advise clients to do this. This is, I believe, out of the scope of the >scope >of nursing practice, and I could definitely lose my license over a >prescription of this sort. > >Kathleen > > >Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC >Independent consultant: >Lactation Resources of Vermont, Medela, Inc. Listowner Lactnet listserv >[log in to unmask] > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]