Promethazine Drug Card Flashcards
1
Q
Generic name
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Promethazine
2
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Brand name
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Phenergan
3
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Class
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Phenothiazine antihistamine (H1 antagonist)
4
Q
action
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Milt anticholinergic activity
Antiemetic
Potentiates actions of analgesics
5
Q
Indications
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- Nausea and vomiting
- Motion sickness
- To potentiate the effects of analgesics
- sedation
6
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Contraindications
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- Comatose states
- Patients who have received a large amount of depressants (including alcohol)
7
Q
Precautions
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- Avoid accidental intrauterine injection
- Extravasation (leakage of blood, lymph, or other fluid from the blood vessel or tube into the tissue around it) can cause tissue damage
8
Q
Side Effects
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May impair mental and physical ability
Drowsiness
9
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adult dosage
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12.5 - 25 mg
10
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Adult route
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IV, IO, IM