Drug Summary

  Drug name:  promethazine
  Chemical name:  Promethazine hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₇H₂₀N₂S
  Weight:   284.419
  CAS no:  60-87-7
  DrugBank link:  DB01069
  Description:  A phenothiazine derivative with histamine H1-blocking, antimuscarinic, and sedative properties. It is used as an antiallergic, in pruritus, for motion sickness and sedation, and also in animals. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of allergic disorders, and nausea/vomiting.