**Kimibrighteyes**

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I've been thinking about the domperidone...I had sort of nixed that idea bc my pharm book says there are safety concerns, but I haven't really seen any real research on it in breastfeeding mothers. Do you know of any? Obviously you said you weren't concerned about that? How do I go about ordering from Canada? Sorry for so many questions! Thanks!

[kimibrighteyes]

It is not approved for this indication in Canada, it is all off-label use. There have been health concerns with domperidone, mostly with arrhythmias etc. However, I believe that these have not been seen in women using it for BF. The health Canada warning came out recently, but I think I would have still used it given that I am (relatively) young, have no history of heart disease, don't have other medical problems and no family history of prolonged QT or sudden death. Here is a CBC news story about it. www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/03/08/domperidone-maleate-drug-.html

I had pneumonia when the twins were about 8 months old and took Azithromycin. I took the precaution of stopping the domperidone at that time. Otherwise I took it for almost 2 years of my life (after each delivery) with no problem.

I think you will have to decide yourself if it is worth it. i have no idea about ordering from Canada. Can you get a US doctor to write the prescription and then go to the online Canadian pharmacies? My lactation consultant was a nurse practitioner and could also prescribe - can yours do that?

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Butting in, but most Americans I "know" online order dom here:
www.inhousepharmacy.biz/p-17-motilium-10mg.aspx

No Rx required (it's one of those drugs that is Rx some countries and not others; in Canada it is so you'd have to find a pharmacy and fax a Rx)

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Thank you both. Token, that website is blocked at work, but I'll take a look when I get home.

[hannamarin]

To get a RX in Canada, you need a RX from a Cdn doctor. Online or not.
I had an adoptive Mom take the domperidone with good results.

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Work just doesn't want you ordering drugs from Vanuatu.

Which is probably generally a good thing... but the AmyG* is the one that recommends it on the bump and she knows her shit.

[kimibrighteyes]

May 30, 2012 15:53:32 GMT -5 @hannamarin said:

To get a RX in Canada, you need a RX from a Cdn doctor. Online or not.
I had an adoptive Mom take the domperidone with good results.

My understanding is that if you have a prescription from a US doctor, then the online pharmacy gets one of their Canadian doctors to write the Rx so that it is all legal. However, I have never personally done this so I might be wrong on the details

[hannamarin]

May 30, 2012 20:36:27 GMT -5 kimibrighteyes said:

May 30, 2012 15:53:32 GMT -5 @hannamarin said:

To get a RX in Canada, you need a RX from a Cdn doctor. Online or not.
I had an adoptive Mom take the domperidone with good results.

My understanding is that if you have a prescription from a US doctor, then the online pharmacy gets one of their Canadian doctors to write the Rx so that it is all legal. However, I have never personally done this so I might be wrong on the details

Yes, something like that. But I think the Cdn doctor has to gather more info. There was a crackdown (in Ontario) about this rewriting practice because of the issue of lack of pt physician relationship.