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  • FDA warns antihistamine linked to deaths

    04/26/2006 8:45:49 PM PDT · by neverdem · 17 replies · 691+ views
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | April 25, 2006 | NA
    ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials warned parents and doctors Tuesday not to give drugs that contain promethazine hydrochloride to children younger than 2, citing seven cases of death linked to use of the antihistamine. The Food and Drug Administration said in a safety alert that beyond the deaths, it also has received 22 reports of severe breathing problems associated with use of the allergy drug, all in children younger than 2. The drug, also known as promethazine HCl, is sold by Wyeth under the brand name Phenergan as well as in various generic versions. The warning covers all...