The one took domperidone (sp?) to increase her milk supply – it worked for her. ❋ Unknown (2009)
She was also given domperidone which did not seem to help – but who knows really. ❋ Unknown (2010)
While it is possible for US patients to get domperidone from compounding pharmacies, this is difficult and so most Americans do not have access to the drug. ❋ Unknown (2010)
She tried domperidone, and fenugreek, and had lactation consultants out the wazoo helping her unfortunately her La Leche League consultant was very pushy and dismissive of her physical problem, calling it a “mental block”, and made her very upset, but to no avail, she ended up on formula for both her sons by six weeks, respectively. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And beyond herbs and teas, here in Canada doctors often prescribe the medication domperidone to increase milk supply. ❋ Unknown (2010)
However, the FDA never engaged with the manufacturer in the proper efficacy tests for an illness, thus domperidone was not approved for use in the US. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Meanwhile, the manufacturer is too scared to take domperidone back to the FDA, because they fear that any further negative results could result in a ripple effect of the drug being pulled by regulators worldwide. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Basic safety tests on the drug domperidone were performed for the FDA. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It turns out that domperidone was right for my wife, but other people with gastroparesis do better on other drugs. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The kit consists of a vial of the synthetic hormone, a vial of the drug domperidone, saline solution, and a syringe. ❋ Unknown (1992)
The technique - called the Linpe method - induces ovulation in female fish by injecting them with a combination of a synthetic hormone and the drug domperidone. ❋ Unknown (1992)
Trimebutine buscopan domperidone loratadine pseudoephedrine ❋ Unknown (2010)
Another less common use of domperidone is for severe motion sickness when over-the-counter medicines like Dramamine (dimenhydrinate) do not work. ❋ Unknown (2010)
One of the reasons domperidone is so widely prescribed over other medications is because it does not enter the brain, which results in fewer side effects. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Mares on Farm A with endophyte-infected fescue were removed from the infected pasture approximately 30 days before foaling and treated with domperidone, the drug developed at Clemson University to prevent or treat fescue toxicosis. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Clemson is in the process of seeking general approval for domperidone from the FDA. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The downside to domperidone is that it can be expensive -- around $8 a day. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Field trials conducted at Clemson Unive rsity from 1993 to 1997 with 1,236 mares left grazing on endophyte-infected fescue pastures throughout 33 states found that the drug domperidone, a specific dopamine-2 receptor antagonist, was found effective in reducing or preventing symptoms in 95. 2\% of the mares ❋ Unknown (2009)
The reason why domperidone is so effective is because it reduces the effects of the ergot alkaloid produced by the endophyte in infected fescue. ❋ Unknown (2009)
