Neglectful Parenting: A Child Overdosed with Phenergan Syrup

Abstract

Misuse of Over the Counter (OTC) medication is a common issue however, the long term consequences of this unchecked act are less stressed particularly in child care. The current case is of an eight years old boy studying in a Special Education School; referred for the Clinical assessment and intervention of academic and behavioral problems. The adaptive behavior assessment revealed that the child had moderate form of intellectual disability. It was found in anecdotal records that child had consumed heavy quantity of syrup Phenergan in his infant years. The focus of brief therapeutic intervention was to enhance his current adaptive behavior functioning. Multiple stakeholders including parents, physician pharmacist should drift their attention towards this very issue.