Promethazine (injection)

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Nausea and vomiting · Regimen source: FDA Promethazine inj. · Dosage and Administration

• • Preferably deep IM; IV use risks severe tissue injury. FDA Promethazine inj. · Boxed Warning

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Promethazine inj. · Pregnancy Tests

  “Diagnostic pregnancy tests based on immunological reactions between HCG and anti-HCG may result in false-negative or false-positive interpretations.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Promethazine inj. · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from promethazine hydrochloride injection, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenContraindicated

  Label: contraindicated in children below a stated age. FDA Promethazine inj. · CONTRAINDICATIONS

  “The use of promethazine hydrochloride injection is contraindicated: In pediatric patients less than 2 years of age due to the risk of respiratory depression (see WARNINGS – Respiratory Depression ).”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Promethazine inj. · Geriatric Use (patients approximately 60 years or older)

  “Since therapeutic requirements for sedative drugs tend to be less in geriatric patients, the dosage should be reduced for these patients.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.