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Promethazine for children under 6 is now banned in Australia due to hallucination fears. Here's what to use instead
Australia's drug regulator has issued a safety warning over the medicine Phenergan and related products containing the antihistamine drug promethazine. The Therapeutic Goods Administration said ...
Psychology Today1mon
Teenage Abuse of Cough Medicines and Promethazine
Combining the abuse of the prescribed antihistamine promethazine (Phenergan) with DXM may be increasing. The recent alert from the National Drug Early Warning System suggested that this new ...
Medscape2d
Evidence-Based Approaches to Managing Nausea and Vomiting in Early Pregnancy
The primary drugs used for NVP are promethazine (Phenergan), prochlorpemazine (Compazine), metoclopramide (Reglan), and droperidol (Inapsine). Phenothiazines are more effective than antihistamines ...
Consumer Reports11y
Avoid motion sickness with these remedies
Promethazine (Phenergan) is another antihistamine effective at relieving nausea, but it might make you sleepy. Another choice is prescription strength meclizine (Antivert), although it ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference14y
Promethazine Hcl Tablets
Promethazine HCl 12.5mg+, 25mg+, 50mg; tabs; +scored. Motion sickness: 25mg 30–60mins before travel; may repeat in 8–12hrs; maintenance 25mg twice daily. Perioperative nausea & vomiting: 25mg ...
Medscape1mon
Pharmacokinetics of Promethazine Hydrochloride After Administration of Rectal Suppositories and Oral Syrup to Healthy Subjects
The pharmacokinetics of promethazine administered in oral syrup ... were comparable in terms of dose- normalized C max. [a] Phenergan 12.5-mg rectal suppository, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Radnor ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference14y
Promethazine Hcl Injection
Promethazine HCl 25mg/mL, 50mg/mL; sol for IM or IV inj; contains sulfites. Sulfite sensitivity. CNS depression. Impaired respiratory function (eg, COPD, sleep apnea). Narrow-angle glaucoma. GI or ...