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promethazine

promethazine

1 7.1
A medicine used for allergies, motion sickness, and nausea that can make you sleepy
  • noun
  • /proʊˈmɛθəziːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prometazina
  • To compare fentanyl, midazolam, with pentazocine, promethazine for consciousness.

Examples

  • Also, fentanyl-midazolam produced better anxiolysis and amnesia, and was comparatively short-acting; therefore, it produced fewer side effects than the combination of pentazocine and promethazine.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Pentazocine and promethazine caused a marked and significant rise in pulse rate, mean arterial pressure, and rate pressure product (peak rise within 15 min) requiring intervention in 3 patients, of which one patient had chest pain.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A clinically significant fall in respiratory rate and SaO2 was observed only in one patient with fentanyl-midazolam and in two patients receiving pentazocine and promethazine.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Symptomatic treatment with meclizine or promethazine was given to 40 patients (13 APPN, 27 BPPV); this is not believed to influence the outcome.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Thus, it is clear from the above table that while all patients in group I were sedated, in group II two patients out of the 30 were not sedated even after reaching the maximum dosage range mentioned for pentazocine and promethazine; the remaining 28 patients achieved the required level of sedation.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A study of 30 cases in each sedative group, i.e., Fentanyl + Midazolam Group I and Pentazocine + Promethazine Group II, was carried out at the Department of Anaesthesia of our postgraduate institute.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The doctor recommended promethazine to help alleviate my motion sickness during the long trip.

  • Many patients find that taking promethazine before surgery helps to reduce postoperative nausea.

  • After experiencing severe allergies, she was prescribed promethazine to provide relief from her symptoms.

Synonyms

Phenergan
vspromethazine
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A medicine that treats allergy symptoms and prevents motion sickness

is the generic antihistamine for allergies, nausea, motion sickness and sometimes sedation

Surface Forms

promethazine singular
promethazines plural

Etymology

Promethazine can be remembered by breaking it into parts: pro- meaning 'for' and -azine a common ending in medicine names, so think of it as a drug 'for' relief. That's why promethazine is used to help with allergies, motion sickness, and nausea.