Treats pain and calms patients before and during surgery
Brand Names:
Meprozine
Contraindications:
You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to promethazine, meperidine or to any phenothiazine medicine (such as Thorazine® or Mellaril®). You should not take this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor medicine, such as Nardil®, Eldepryl®,or Parnate® in the past 14 days
Uses:
Capsule
Your doctor will tell you how much to take and how often.
May be taken with food to avoid stomach upset.
Drink plenty of fluids to help avoid constipation.
If a dose is missed:
Take the missed dose as soon as possible.
If it is almost time for next dose, skip the missed dose and take your medicine at your usual times.
You should not use two doses at the same time.
Storage:
Store at room temperature, away from heat and moisture.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
Special precautions:
Before taking, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medications. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart failure or liver disease. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking, call your doctor
Avoid drinking alcohol.
Make sure your doctor knows if you are taking any other medicine that could make you drowsy, such as sleeping pills, cold or allergy medicines, tranquilizers, muscle relaxants, antidepressants, or strong pain killers.
Warnings:
Check with your doctor before taking this medicine if you have asthma, epilepsy, heart, liver, or kidney disease, gallbladder problems, an overactive thyroid, or problems urinating.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine.
This medicine can be habit-forming. You should not use more than your doctor ordered or use it for longer periods of time.
If you have taken this medicine for several weeks, talk to your doctor before stopping. You may need to take smaller and smaller amounts before you stop taking the medicine completely.
This medicine may cause dizziness or blurred vision. Be careful if driving a car or using machinery.
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
