Treats, motion sickness, nausea and vomiting. Also treats hay fever and allergy symptoms
Brand Names:
Phenergan, Pentazine, Promacot
Contraindications:
You should not use this medicine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any phenothiazine medicine, such as prochlorperazine (Compazine®), chlorpromazine (Thorazine®), or thioridazine (Mellaril®)
Uses:
Tablet, Liquid
Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to take and how often.
You may take your medicine with food or milk to avoid stomach upset.
If a dose is missed:
Use your medicine as soon as you remember that you have missed your dose.
If it is nearly time for your next dose, wait until then to use the medicine and skip the missed dose.
You should not use two doses at one time.
Storage:
Keep your medicine at room temperature, away from heat, light, and moisture. Do not freeze the oral liquid.
Keep all medicine away from 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 while using this medicine.
Unless approved by your doctor, you should not use with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (Marplan®, Nardil®, Parnate®), sleeping pills, cold or allergy medicine, tranquilizers, or narcotic pain-killers.
Warnings:
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk to your doctor before using this medicine.
Promethazine may cause drowsiness. Take your first dose at a time and place where you can lie down if needed. Do not drive or operate dangerous machinery until you know how the medicine makes you feel.
Check with your doctor before taking this medicine if you have sleep apnea (breathing stops during sleep), glaucoma, an enlarged prostate, stomach ulcer, or seizures (epilepsy).
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
Severe drowsiness
Trouble breathing
Convulsions (seizures)
Uncontrollable movements of the eyes, neck, or tongue
