Journal article
Off-label postpartum use of domperidone in Canada: a multidatabase cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Trends in off-label postpartum use of domperidone and the impact of safety advisories on its use remain unknown. Our objectives were to describe postpartum use of domperidone in Canada, to evaluate the impact of Health Canada advisories on prescribing patterns, and to describe the association between domperidone use and a composite end point of sudden cardiac death or ventricular tachycardia (VT) among postpartum patients.
METHODS: …
Authors
Moriello C; Paterson JM; Reynier P; Dahl M; Aibibula W; Fisher A; Gamble J-M; Kuo IF; Ronksley PE; Winquist B
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. e500–e509
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
4 2021
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20200084
ISSN
2291-0026