So we are all agreed that phenergan *should not* be prescribed to the
under twos. Has anyone researched the safety of the older preparations
such as the following delightful preparation that the BNF explicitly
lists as a hypnotic for the under one's? If it is safe, should we
change our prescribing habits on the learned text's suggestion???
Chloral Elixir, Paediatric, BP
(Chloral Oral Solution, Paediatric)
Elixir, chloral hydrate 4% in a suitable vehicle with a blackcurrant
flavour. Extemporaneous preparations should be recently prepared
according to the following formula: chloral hydrate 200 mg, water 0.1
mL, blackcurrant syrup 1 mL, syrup to 5 mL. Net price 100 mL = 95p.
Label: 1, 27
Dose: up to 1 year 5 mL, taken well diluted with water at bedtime
(source BNF edition 35 - with apologies if I should not quote in this
way)
Bill Beeby
GP - Middlesbrough UK
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Katie Law
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 1998 2:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Phenergan and Babies.
>
>
> Just so you don't all think I have shares in the company that make
> phenergan, I ran a report on my phenergan prescribing over
> the last year
> ( it's wonderful how quickly it runs now we've upgraded to UNIX)
>
> total: 31 scripts
> under 2yrs (on date of script): 6
> known behaviour problem/learning disability: 14.
> that's from a total list 6800, but only counting scripts I initiated.
> None of them were repeat scripts.
>
> On seeing the list, the names alone brought on that despondent feeling
> known as *heartsink* - how much worse do the parents feel?
>
> KT
> --
> Katie Law
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