FDA Issues Alert to Mitigate Risks to a Widely Used Allergy, Nausea Drug

The FDA said promethazine hydrochloride, a generic drug used to manage allergies and motion sickness, should be administered by intramuscular injection. Intravenous injection can cause chemical irritation and tissue damage, an FDA alert states.

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