Can the combination of pethidine and phenergan cause death?
First of all, these medications aren’t given to put some one to sleep. The pethidine (also known as meperidine) is used as a pain reliever and phenergan is usually used to decrease nausea or vomiting. These drugs are often used in combination, and do not normally result in death. Pethidine can cause hallucinations, but that usually would not result in death. Though they are used commonly, they may not have been the best choices for your father because of his age and other possible health conditions (such as kidney problems which would cause accumulation of the drug leading to toxicity). I’m not sure what you mean when you say distress. Pethidine and other medications in the same class can cause respiratory depression, meaning it can make it difficult for the patient to breath. So if you mean he had difficulty breathing which lead to his death, it is very possible that could have been caused by the pethidine, but you can’t be sure. Without knowing more information, it is difficult to dr
