PROMETHAZINE

Course overview

PROMETHAZINE IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC CONDITIONS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING, MOTION SICKNESS, AND SEDATION. IT ALSO HAS OFF-LABEL USES FOR NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN PREGNANCY. PROMETHAZINE IS A PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE WITH ANTIDOPAMINERGIC, ANTIHISTAMINE, AND ANTICHOLINERGIC PROPERTIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, METHOD OF ACTION, ADMINISTRATION, ADVERSE REACTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND TOXICITY OF PROMETHAZINE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE PERTINENT INTERPROFESSIONAL ROLES OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM DURING THE USE OF PROMETHAZINE.