Promethazine Injectable

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Tue, 12/08/2020 - 13:01
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Sarah Durham
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Promethazine Injectable

Hi everyone,

We are working on removing promethazine injectable from our formulary. I am curious if your institution has done any of the following:
A. Removed promethazine injectable from formulary entirely and do not use non-formulary
B. Allowed injectable promethazine to be used for IV if diluted in pharmacy only
C. Allowed promethazine injectable to be used for IM but not for IV use
D. Removed promethazine from formulary but still allow for use under specific criteria (i.e. cyclic vomiting or refractory to other antiemetics)

Thank you for your replies!

Sarah

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