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It’s time once again to close my eyes, thumb through a reference book, let my finger fall on a random word, and then bore you to tears with my thoughts on that particular word.

This time I’m using my Quick Look drug book instead of my medical dictionary. Here we go: The drug of the day is…..domperidone (Canada only) dopamine antagonist, symptomatic management of upper GI motility disorders. My first thought is why we can’t have domperidone in the US, as I’m sure many of us have upper GI motility disorders. Must we drive across the border to get our GI tract moving along? I suppose we could just eat yogurt instead.

Domperidone makes me think of Dom Perignon champagne. If I were to take a dose of Dom Perignon 15-30 minutes before each meal, I’m pretty sure I would feel much better, especially if I could get this wonderful medicine by prescription from my doctor. Actually, my diabetes educator did mention that a glass of red wine before bed would lower my morning blood sugar, so I think it would be probably okay to substitute Dom Perignon for the red wine, don’t you? She is a professional, after all, and do I trust her advice.

Modern medicine is a wonderful thing.

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