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[Dysphagia] Always consider the meds


  • Subject: [Dysphagia] Always consider the meds
  • From: eripley at yahoo.com (Irene Campbell-Taylor)
  • Date: Wed Aug 16 16:03:11 2006

Received info today on an elderly gentleman, advanced dementia who had been recommend as NPO - why, I can't imagine - but who was prescribed Phenergan.  The instructions for taking this medication are :"Take with a full glass of water." Since water is recommended for the ingestion of just about all pills as well, I wonder how one would deal with this one? Not only the side effects but the mode of ingestion has to be considered.

Dr I Campbell-Taylor
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