background: clinical trials in surgical procedures have shown that dexamethasone reduced pain, nausea and vomiting postoperatively. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of dexamethasone on nausea and vomiting and labor pain in women who were candidates for normal vaginal delivery. methods: in a clinical trial, 60 pregnant women during labor were allocated to two groups receiving 8 mg...

Formation of inclusion complexes of monochlorotriazinyl-β-cyclodextrin with promethazine was studied, for establishing the optimal conditions of their formation, in view of subsequent grafting on cellulose textiles with potential medicinal use. The infrared spectral study of inclusion in solid state indicated that the complex can be even formed by physically mixing the two substances. By the co...

The objective of this investigation was the development of chitosan/xanthan polyelectrolyte complex based mucoadhesive nasal insert of promethazine hydrochloride a drug used in the treatment of motion sickness. A 3(2) factorial design was applied for preparing chitosan/xanthan polyelectrolyte complex and to study the effect of independent variables i.e. concentration of xanthan [X1] and concent...

A total number of 339 patients who received a pacemaker implantation between June 2012 and June 2014 at Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College (Wuhan, China) were investigated in the present study. The aims of the present study were to explore the risk factors of pocket hematoma following pacemaker implantation, and to analyze the effect of anti-allergy treatment on pocket-related complicati...

BACKGROUND Addicted patients present difficulties for pain management because they have another problem besides their pain. Adding adjuvants to opioid pumps to intensify quality, control other problems, lengthen analgesia, and reduce side effects has been considered in the field. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effects of adding clonidine, promethazine, ch...

GENERIC NAME PAGE Brompheniramine 454 Carbinoxamine 454 Cetirizine 453 Chlorpheniramine 454 Cimetidine 455 Clemastine 454 Cromolyn sodium 455 Cyclizine 455 Cyproheptadine 454 Desloratadine 453 Dimenhydrinate 455 GENERIC NAME PAGE Diphenhydramine 454 Famotidine 455 Fexofenadine 453 Hydroxyzine 454 Loratadine 453 Meclizine 455 Nedocromil 455 Promethazine 455 Pyrilamine 455 Ranitidine 455 Tripelen...

The phenothiazine derivatives such as: promethazine, chlorpromazine and thioridazine hydrochlorides are used as psychotropic, neuroleptic, local anesthetics, anti-allergic and antiyomiting drugs [1]. The therapeutic interest in these compounds group justifies research to establish different analytical methods for the determination of these drugs in pharmaceutical preparations and biological sam...

Abuse of antitussive preparations is a continuing problem in the United States and throughout the world. Illicit, exploratory, or recreational use of dextromethorphan and codeine/promethazine cough syrups is widely described. This review describes the pharmacology, clinical effects, and management of toxicity from commonly abused antitussive formulations.