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Domperidone for lactating women

O P da Silva

Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2004 · 19 citations · 3 references

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Reason for posting: Domperidone has been widely used as a motility and antiemetic agent.[1][1] In oral form it is also used off label to improve lactation in breast-feeding women. Intravenous domperidone has been withdrawn from the market worldwide because of reports of cardiac arrhythmia and sudden

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