Domperidone Now Prescription Only
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that domperidone will no longer be available to purchase from pharmacies with effect from the 4th September 2014.
The Drug Safety Update from May 2014 warned of the risk of cardiac side effects especially in those with existing cardiac conduction conditions, impaired liver function or taking medication that may interact with domperidone.
It was noted that while community pharmacists are able to manage the majority of risks identified with this medicine, they would not routinely have access to a patient’s full medical history and would not quickly and accurately be able to assess which patients were at risk of cardiac side effects.
Action: Clinicians should be aware of this over the counter (OTC) drug withdrawal. Patients may present to GPs to enable continued access to this medication on prescription.
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