Salicylate toxicity associated with administration of Percy medicine in an infant

Pharmacotherapy
Teresa V LewisLee McGoodwin

Abstract

Percy Medicine is a nonprescription gastrointestinal suspension containing bismuth subsalicylate as the active ingredient (1050 mg/10-ml dose). A 3-month-old infant with colic developed salicylate toxicity requiring hospitalization in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) as a result of continued administration of this medicine. Bismuth subsalicylate has an aspirin equivalency conversion factor of 0.479 (approximately half the strength of aspirin). For 3.5 weeks the infant's parents administered the medicine, which provided the equivalent of aspirin 57-84 mg/kg/day with no reported problems. However, on the day of admission the baby presented with central nervous system depression and respiratory distress. Assessment at a local emergency facility revealed metabolic acidosis; his serum salicylate concentration was 747 mg/L. After acute management, the patient was transferred to our hospital, where he was treated with whole bowel irrigation and alkalinization therapy. Subsequently, the baby required 4 days of management in the PICU and 2 additional days of observation in a general nursing unit before he was discharged home without incident. The parents had chosen Percy Medicine based on the picture of a baby on the front of th...Continue Reading

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