Meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol™)
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Updated Boxed Warning
Risk of Medication Errors
Ensure accuracy when prescribing, dispensing, and administering Demerol oral solution. Dosing errors due to confusion between mg and mL, and other meperidine hydrochloride oral solutions of different concentrations can result in accidental overdose and death.
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Cite this: Drug Safety Warnings and Updates: July-September 2017 - Medscape - Jan 03, 2018.
