Promethazine HCl
What is it?
Promethazine is a histamine blocking agent. In addition to its antihistaminic action, it provides clinically useful sedative and antiemetic effects. Promethazine is used in certain creams and medications for it anti-histamine and anti-itch effect.
How do I avoid it?
You should avoid contact with this substance. Avoidance requires reading labels, package inserts, and on occasion, direct communication with the manufacturers that potentially produce products or medication containing this ingredient. Patients should inform all their health care workers of their allergy to Promethazine and the possibility of reacting to all phenothiazines.
Uses:
- Anti-inch cream (products manufactured outside the United States)
- Anti-nausea medication (pill, syrup, injection, or suppository)
- Cough syrup
- Topical and transdermal gels for nausea
Other names for Promethazine:
- Phenergan
- Promethzine hydrochloride
- Prorex
- Dimapp
- Atosil
- Fargan
- Fenzil
- Genphen
- Pothazine
- Provigan
- Vallgerine
- Prothiazine
