What pain medication is contraindicated in children with sickle cell disease (SCD)?
a. Meperidine (Demerol)
b. Hydrocodone (Vicodin)
c. Morphine sulfate
d. Ketorolac (Toradol)
ANS: A
Meperidine (pethidine [Demerol]) is not recommended. Normeperidine, a metabolite of meperidine, is a central nervous system stimulant that produces anxiety, tremors, myoclonus, and generalized seizures when it accumulates with repetitive dosing. Patients with SCD are particularly at risk for normeperidine-induced seizures.
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