Boxed warning added to promethazine labeling for pediatric use

N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 23;352(25):2653. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200506233522522.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Contraindications
  • Drug Labeling*
  • Dystonia / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Promethazine* / adverse effects
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / chemically induced*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / mortality
  • Seizures / chemically induced
  • United States / epidemiology
  • United States Food and Drug Administration

Substances

  • Promethazine