Davis's Drug Guide
promethazine
General
High Alert Medication: This medication bears a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when it is used in error.
**BEERS Drug**
Pronunciation:
proe-meth-a-zeen
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- Phenergan
- Promethegan
Ther. Class.
Pharm. Class.
phenothiazines
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., and Cynthia A. Sanoski. "Promethazine." Davis's Drug Guide, 20th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51637/all/promethazine.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Promethazine. Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51637/all/promethazine. Accessed June 27, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., & Sanoski, C. A. (2026). Promethazine. In Davis's Drug Guide (20th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51637/all/promethazine
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC. Promethazine [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 June 27]. Available from: https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51637/all/promethazine.
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