Pediatric News - Phenergen contraindicated?(Letters)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
The most widely used antiemetic in the United States and probably the world, Phenergan (promethazine), is now black-boxed after 20 years of use CPhenergan Contraindicated Under Age 2,” April 2005, p. 9)?
I’ve used it an entire career in children 6 months and older without ever having an adverse event. I would suspect the respiratory depression was seen in children younger than 6 months of age, or in those who had received exceedingly large doses.
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