Recalls and Safety Alerts: Promethazine Contraindicated in Children Younger than Two
Published by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety June 30th, 2006 in Patient Safety, Regulatory AffairsIn 2005, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals notified health care professionals that Phenergan brand promethazine hydrochloride was contraindicated in children under the age of two because the drug could cause fatal respiratory depression. Now, the labeling on al…