What is prompromethazine with codeine used for?

Promethazine with Codeine is a combination medicine used to treat cold or allergy symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and cough.

What are the side effects of codecodeine?

Codeine may impair the mental and/or physical abilities required for the performance of potentially hazardous tasks such as driving a car or operating machinery. Effects such as confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, hallucinations, blurred or double vision or convulsions may occur.

What are the side effects of concomitant use of codeine phosphate tablets?

Concomitant use of codeine phosphate tablets and sedative medicines such as benzodiazepines or related drugs may result in sedation, respiratory depression, coma and death. Because of these risks, concomitant prescribing with these sedative medicines should be reserved for patients for whom alternative treatment options are not possible.

What is codeine used for in adults?

1) Indicated as an analgesic for the relief of mild to moderate pain. Codeine is indicated in patients older than 12 years of age for the treatment of acute moderate pain which is not considered to be relieved by other analgesics such as paracetamol or ibuprofen (alone).

What should I avoid while taking promethazine with codeine?

Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how Promethazine with Codeine will affect you. Dizziness or severe drowsiness can cause falls or other accidents. Do not drink alcohol. Dangerous side effects or death could occur.

Is promethazine a narcotic or a cough syrup?

There is a cough syrup with both but that is a narcotic. Promethazine is an antihistamine. Promethazine is not a narcotic and has no codeine in it. Sometimes Doctors tell patients that the drug they are giving them is a narcotic,thinking that they will feel better but they don’t.

Can You overdose on promethazine without a prescription?

A codeine overdose can be fatal, especially in a child or other person using the medicine without a prescription. Overdose symptoms may include slow breathing and heart rate, severe drowsiness, muscle weakness, cold and clammy skin, pinpoint pupils, and fainting. What should I avoid while taking Promethazine with Codeine?