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Phenergan

Phenergan

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A medicine that treats allergy symptoms and prevents motion sickness
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛnərɡən/
  • Specialized
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  • A family practice physician will frequently write for controlled substances, such as Lomotil (a C-V for diarrhea) or Phenergan with codeine (for cough).

Examples

  • After taking Phenergan for my motion sickness, I felt much better during the flight.

  • "Look, just get me some phenergan or something."

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Mother, Father, I've got my EpiPen, my Phenergan, my bracelet that says "peanut allergy" in ten languages.

    Magic Camp (2020)

  • The doctor recommended Phenergan to help with my allergy symptoms this spring.

  • When I experienced nausea from the boat ride, a dose of Phenergan quickly relieved my discomfort.

Synonyms

promethazine
vsPhenergan
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A medicine used for allergies, motion sickness, and nausea that can make you sleepy

is the trademarked brand name for the same antihistamine medication

Surface Forms

Phenergan singular
Phenergans plural

Etymology

Phenergan is a brand name made from parts of the drug's chemical family: the phen- part points to the chemical group and -gan is a brand ending. A helpful way to remember it is that Phenergan is the name for the antihistamine promethazine, a medicine used for allergies and to stop nausea and motion sickness.