Nausea, vomiting

Active Ingredient: Promethazine

Indication for Promethazine

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
  • Active treatment of motion sickness.
  • Prevention and control of nausea and vomiting associated with certain types of anesthesia and surgery.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

12.5-25 mg

Route of admnistration

Intramuscular

Defined daily dose

12.5 - 25 mg

Dosage regimen

From 12.5 To 25 mg once every day

Detailed description

For control of nausea and vomiting, the usual adult dose is 12.5 to 25 mg, not to be repeated more frequently than every four hours. When used for control of postoperative nausea and vomiting, the dosage of analgesics and barbiturates should be reduced accordingly.

Active ingredient

Promethazine

Promethazine is a potent, long acting, antihistamine with additional anti-emetic central sedative and anti-cholinergic properties.

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