Promethazine News
DEA Reports Cough Syrup Black Market In North Texas
Doctors and Drug Enforcement Agency officials are issuing warnings about a cough syrup "cocktail" that is being abused in North Texas.
Influence of Simulated Weightlessness on the Intramuscular and Oral Pharmacokinetics of Promethazine in 12 Human Volunteers
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recommends using promethazine to prevent and treat space motion sickness, but pharmacologic responses in space and on Earth are different.
Drug Holiday May Reduce Frequency of Medication-Overuse Headache
For patients with chronic headaches due to medication overuse, simply not using the drug for a couple of months may reduce headache frequency, according to results of a prospective study conducted in Denmark. This strategy...
Low-Dose Promethazine for Antiemesis without Sedation
Parenteral promethazine (Phenergan, Wyeth) is effective as an antiemetic agent, but it tends to exert significant sedative effects at the standard dosage of 25 mg, especially when it is used along with narcotic analgesics.
Oesophageal spasm
Oesophageal spasm is a very real and extremely painful problem. It is unfortunately also very difficult to treat.