The effect of drugs from the class of cardiac (methyldigoxin, verapamil, propranolol), antiepileptic (carbamazepine), sedative (diazepam) and antihistaminic (promethazine) drugs on Na,K-ATPase activity of plasma membranes was studied in rat brain synaptosomes. Methyldigoxin in a concentration of 0.1 mmol/l inhibits enzyme activity by 80 %. Verapamil, propranolol and promethazine in concentratio...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the safety, efficacy and recovery time of intranasal midazolam spray administered using an atomizer to orally administered chloral hydrate and promethazine for the sedation of pediatric dental patients. METHODS A randomized double-blind crossover study design was utilized in which 31 patients (mean age 41.8 months, range 26-58 months) underwent...

Plasmid-containing bacteria often cause serious therapeutic failure during the treatment of infectious diseases. The selection of resistant-mutant strains and the transfer of mobile genetic determinants (such as plasmids and transposons) of resistance promote increased antibiotic resistance. In the last 30 years the antiplasmid effect of acridine dyes, ethidium bromide, sodium dodecyl sulphate ...

OBJECTIVE To compare two widely used drug treatments for people with aggression or agitation due to mental illness. DESIGN Pragmatic, randomised clinical trial. SETTING Three psychiatric emergency rooms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SUBJECTS 301 aggressive or agitated people. INTERVENTIONS Open treatment with intramuscular midazolam or intramuscular haloperidol plus promethazine. MAIN OU...

OBJECTIVE Lumbar puncture (LP) essentially is a painful and stressful procedure, however indicated for diagnosis and therapeutic purposes. One way to reduce the anxiety is to administer an oral premedication. The aim of this study is to compare clinical effects of oral midazolam and oral promethazine in LP. MATERIALS & METHODS This prospective randomized controlled clinical trial study was pe...

In this research at the first Promethazine drug and its fullerene derivative were optimized. NMR calculations for the complexes were carried out at the B3LYP/6-31G*quantum chemistry level. Promethazine is not used as an antihistaminic drug for anyone. In the pharmaceutical composition of promethazine (RS) - N, N-dimethyl-1- (10H-Phenothaiazin-10 yl) -propen-2-amino, two aromatic rings In this s...

Objectives Pre- and post-sedation effect of oral Midazolam to promethazine in2-6 yrs old fearful children for dental treatment Methods This randomized clinical trial was carried out on a group of 26 children aged 2-6 years referred to the dental school due to their fear and multiple dental needs. Patients were selected from ASA I or II classification and scored 1 in Frankl Behavior scale. Each...

Background & Aims: Due to the importance of a suitable treatment for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy and reducing maternal and fetal complications, and the beneficial effect of Ondansetron in the treatment of nausea and vomiting compared with promethazine, this study was performed. Methods: In this case-control study, 60 pregnant women under 20 weeks of gestation with hyperemesis gravidaru...