Chemist issues new 'serious harm' warning for anyone taking promethazine and diphenhydramine

Promethazine and diphenhydramine are both strong, sedating (drowsy) antihistamines. NHS guidance advises against taking these ...

Chemist issues 'serious harm' warning over promethazine and diphenhydramine sleeping pills

A pharmaceutical expert has warned about the dangers of taking certain over-the-counter sleeping pills improperly, ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Promethazine Dm

Promethazine HCl 6.25mg, dextromethorphan HBr 15mg; per 5mL; liq; contains alcohol 7%. Dextromethorphan is an antitussive agent and, unlike the isomeric levorphanol, it has no analgesic or addictive ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Promethazine W. Codeine

Codeine phosphate 10mg, promethazine HCl 6.25mg; per 5mL; syrup; contains alcohol 7%. Risk of life-threatening respiratory depression and death related to ultra-rapid metabolizers of codeine (esp. in ...
Medscape

Drug Safety Warnings and Updates: April-June 2018

WARNING: ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND MISUSE; LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION; ULTRA-RAPID METABOLISM OF CODEINE AND OTHER RISK FACTORS FOR LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY ...
Psychology Today

Teenage Abuse of Cough Medicines and Promethazine

According to Sharon Levy, MD, Harvard Medical School's pediatric addiction expert, nonmedical medication misuse may be much more common than previously reported. One of the older fads is in the news ...