Many parents have used Phenergan to deal with a variety of children’s ailments, but now the Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued an urgent safety alert.

Dr Michael Page, President of the AMA WA, told 6PR’s Gary Adshead that the concerns are around severe psychiatric side effects.

“We need to move with the times in terms of regulating medicines to ensure that they can be used safely,” he said.

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