Description

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Uses of Promethazine Syrup:

• It is used to ease allergy signs.
• It is used to help motion sickness.
• It is used to ease pain.
• It is used to prevent upset stomach and throwing up from surgery.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.

What do I need to tell my doctor BEFORE I take Promethazine Syrup?

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• If you have an allergy to promethazine or any other part of promethazine syrup.
• If you are allergic to promethazine syrup; any part of promethazine syrup; or any other drugs, foods, or substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had.
• If you have any of these health problems: Asthma or other breathing problems like COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or sleep apnea (breathing problems during sleep).
• If you have any of these health problems: Low blood cell count or poor bone marrow function.
• If you are taking any drugs that can stop your bone marrow from making some of the cells that your body needs. There are many drugs that can do this. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Children:

• If your child is throwing up for an unknown reason. Do not give promethazine syrup to a child who is throwing up for an unknown reason.

This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with promethazine syrup.

Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take promethazine syrup with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor.

What are some things I need to know or do while I take Promethazine Syrup?

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• Tell all of your health care providers that you take promethazine syrup. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert or have clear eyesight until you see how promethazine syrup affects you.
• This medicine may cause the results of some pregnancy tests to be wrong. Talk with the doctor.
• If you have high blood sugar (diabetes), you will need to watch your blood sugar closely.
• Talk with your doctor before you drink alcohol or use other drugs and natural products that slow your actions.
• You may get sunburned more easily. Avoid sun, sunlamps, and tanning beds. Use sunscreen and wear clothing and eyewear that protects you from the sun.
• This medicine may raise the chance of seizures in some people, including people who have had seizures in the past. Talk to your doctor to see if you have a greater chance of seizures while taking promethazine syrup.