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Promethazine Research Paper

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Promethazine (Phenergan) also known as a form of “codeine” acts as an antihistamine. It that originated in the 1940’s and was invented by a group of French scientist. It was created by combining phenothiazine and a diamine side chain of diphenhydramine. It is used to treat allergy symptoms such as itching, sneezing, hives, and itchy skin rashes. It also prevents motion sickness, and treats nausea, vomiting, or pain after surgery. It can be used as a sedative or sleep aid. Some side effects of promethazine are dizziness, dry mouth, constipation, twitching, drooling and trouble swallowing. My take on the medicine is that its helpful health wise but people abuse it.

Promethazine was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 29, 1951. It comes in many forms such as oral tablets, rectal suppositories, cough syrup and injections. But the most commonly used form is the syrup. It works to depress the body’s central nervous system. Abusers may use this prescription to get high. Promethazine should be used responsibly and carefully. The FDA has issued a black-box warning about the use of promethazine in pediatric patients under the age of 6. …show more content…

“Definitely the best OTC sleep aid available in the UK I found it to be a very effective short term medication.” Another user said “Be very cautious in using this drug with any other med. Landed in the ER with numerous life threating side effects.” It should not be used for a long period. Some had positive results while others didn’t while taking

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