Failure of pyridoxine to suppress raised serum prolactin levels

S Afr Med J. 1978 Feb 25;53(8):293-4.

Abstract

Pyridoxine has been reported as having an antilactogenic effect, presumably by suppressing prolactin secretion. We have measured serum prolactin levels during pyridoxine administration in two groups of hyperprolactinaemic subjects. In normal postpartum women, the postdelivery fall in serum prolactin levels did not differ significantly in treated and control subjects. In patients with chlorpromazine-induced hyperprolactinaemia and galactorrhoea, pyridoxine did not reduce the elevated levels. In neither group was milk production suppressed.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Chlorpromazine
  • Female
  • Galactorrhea / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Lactation / drug effects*
  • Metabolic Diseases / blood*
  • Metabolic Diseases / chemically induced
  • Pregnancy
  • Prolactin / blood*
  • Pyridoxine / pharmacology*
  • Pyridoxine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Prolactin
  • Pyridoxine
  • Chlorpromazine