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    This document summarizes information about the drug Promethazine, including its generic and brand names, classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities. Promethazine is an antiemetic and antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors. It is used to treat motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, rhinitis, allergy symptoms, and as an adjunct for sedation. Potential adverse effects include drowsiness, sedation, and extrapyramidal symptoms. Nurses monitor patients for neuroleptic malignant syndrome and provide education about proper administration and potential side effects.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug Promethazine, including its generic and brand names, classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities. Promethazine is an antiemetic and antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors. It is used to treat motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, rhinitis, allergy symptoms, and as an adjunct for sedation. Potential adverse effects include drowsiness, sedation, and extrapyramidal symptoms. Nurses monitor patients for neuroleptic malignant syndrome and provide education about proper administration and potential side effects.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug Promethazine, including its generic and brand names, classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities. Promethazine is an antiemetic and antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors. It is used to treat motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, rhinitis, allergy symptoms, and as an adjunct for sedation. Potential adverse effects include drowsiness, sedation, and extrapyramidal symptoms. Nurses monitor patients for neuroleptic malignant syndrome and provide education about proper administration and potential side effects.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug Promethazine, including its generic and brand names, classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse effects, and nursing responsibilities. Promethazine is an antiemetic and antihistamine that blocks histamine receptors. It is used to treat motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, rhinitis, allergy symptoms, and as an adjunct for sedation. Potential adverse effects include drowsiness, sedation, and extrapyramidal symptoms. Nurses monitor patients for neuroleptic malignant syndrome and provide education about proper administration and potential side effects.

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    DRUG STUDY

    Name of Drug Dosage/ Mechanism of Indication Contraindicatio Adverse Effect Nursing


    Frequency/ Action n Responsibilities
    Timing/ Route
    Generic name: PO, IV, IM, PR Blocks Motion sickness Contraindicated Drowsiness, Monitor patient
    histamine in patients sedation, for NMS: altered
    Promethazine receptors in the Nausea and hypersensitive to confusion, mental status,
    neuronal vomiting drug, in those sleepiness, autonomic
    pathway, who have dizziness, instability,
    Brand name: leading from Rhinitis, allergy experienced disorientation, muscle rigidity,
    the vestibular symptoms adverse reactions extrapyramidal and
    Phenergan apparatus of to symptoms, hyperpyrexia.
    the inner ear to Nighttime phenothiazines, insomnia
    the vomiting sedation in comatose Client teaching:
    Classification: center in the patients, and in Hypotension,
    medulla Adjunct to treatment of HTN Tell patient to
    Antiemetic; analgesics for lower respiratory take oral form
    antihistamine routine tract signs and Dry mouth, with food or milk.
    preoperative or symptoms, blurred vision
    postoperative including asthma When treating
    sedation Nausea, vomiting motion sickness,
    Contraindicated tell patient to
    Obstetric in children Urine retention take first dose 30
    sedation younger than age to 60 minutes
    2 Leukopenia, before travel;
    agranulocytosis, dose may be
    thrombocytopenia repeated in 8 to
    12 hours, if
    Hyperglycemia necessary.
    On succeeding
    Respiratory days of travel,
    depression, patient should
    apnea take dose upon
    Photosensitivity, arising and with
    rash, injection- evening meal.
    site reaction
    Warn patient to
    avoid alcohol
    and hazardous
    activities that
    require alertness
    until CNS effects
    of drug are
    known.

    Tell patient to
    report all
    adverse
    reactions
    promptly.

    Warn patient
    about possible
    photosensitivity
    reactions. Advise
    use of a sun
    block.

    Advise patient to
    report discomfort
    at IV site
    immediately.

    Instruct patient to
    report
    involuntary
    muscle
    movements.

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