promethazine hydrochloride

promethazine hydrochloride
An antihistaminic with antiemetic properties, often used to enhance the efficacy of narcotics.

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pro·meth·a·zine hy·dro·chlo·ride (pro-methґə-zēn) [USP] a phenothiazine derivative having marked antihistaminic activity as well as sedative and antiemetic actions; used to provide bedtime, surgical, and obstetrical sedation, to potentiate the action of central depressants, to treat allergic conditions including rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and pruritic skin disorders, to manage nausea, vomiting, and vertigo associated with surgery, pregnancy, and motion sickness, and as an ingredient in cough and cold preparations; administered orally, rectally, intramuscularly, and intravenously.

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