Phenergan

Phenergan is an antihistamine used to treat patients with allergic rhinitis, nausea and vomiting. It is also used to treat motion sickness. This medication may also be used as a sleeping aid. Phenergan lowers the level of histamine in the body. It is indicated for use by patients 2 years and older. This medication is available as an injection.

• PremierPro Rx Promethazine
• Phenergan

• Phenadoz
• Phenergan
• Promethazine HCl
• Promethegan

• Injectable

• By injection

Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or into a vein.

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

You may be given a few doses of this medicine until your condition improves, and then you will switch to an oral medicine that works the same way. If you have any concerns about this, talk to your doctor.

This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to promethazine or another phenothiazine medicine.

Yellow skin or eyes

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, heart or blood vessel disease, glaucoma, a stomach ulcer, bowel problems, an enlarged prostate, bone marrow problems, trouble urinating, seizures, or an allergy to sulfites. Also tell your doctor if you have breathing problems, such as COPD, asthma, or sleep apnea.

This medicine may cause the following problems:Breathing problems, which could be life-threateningTissue damage where the medicine is injected Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (a nerve disorder that can be life-threatening)Liver problems

This medicine may make you drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Wear sunscreen. Do not use sunlamps or tanning beds.

Seizures

Trouble breathing, slow breathing

Twitching or muscle movements you cannot control

Some medicines can affect how promethazine works. Tell your doctor if you are also using an MAO inhibitor (MAOI).

Tell your doctor if you use anything else that makes you sleepy. Some examples are allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, and alcohol.

This medicine may make you drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Wear sunscreen. Do not use sunlamps or tanning beds.

• Pain, burning, redness, or swelling where the needle is placed
• Seeing or hearing things that are not there (especially in children)
• Twitching or muscle movements you cannot control
• Yellow skin or eyes
• Lightheadedness or fainting
• Seizures
• Trouble breathing, slow breathing
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Fever, sweating, confusion, uneven heartbeat, muscle stiffness
• Nausea, vomiting, constipation
• Blurred vision