In the US, Promethazine (promethazine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: antihistamines, phenothiazine antiemetics and is used to treat Allergic Reactions, Allergic Rhinitis, Anaphylaxis, Light Sedation, Motion Sickness, Nausea/Vomiting, Opiate Adjunct, Sedation, Urticaria and Vertigo.

US matches:

• Promethazine
• Promethazine DM
• Promethazine VC Plain
• Promethazine VC with Codeine
• Promethazine with Codeine
• Promethazine injection
• Promethazine rectal
• Promethazine (Injection, Intravenous)
• Promethazine (Oral)
• Promethazine (Rectal)
• Promethazine and codeine
• Promethazine Suppositories
• Promethazine Syrup
• Promethazine Tablets
• Promethazine VC
• Promethazine VC/Codeine
• Promethazine and Dextromethorphan
• Promethazine and Phenylephrine
• Promethazine, Phenylephrine, and Codeine
• Promethazine Phenylephrine and Codeine

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D04AA10,R06AD02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000060-87-7

Chemical Formula

C17-H20-N2-S

Molecular Weight

284

Therapeutic Categories

Antiallergic agent

Histamine H₁-receptor antagonist (H₁-antihistaminic)

Chemical Name

10H-Phenotiazine-10-etanamine, N,N,α-trimetyl-

Foreign Names

• Promethazinum (Latin)
• Promethazin (German)
• Prométhazine (French)
• Prometazina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Prometazina (OS: DCIT)
• Promethazine (OS: BAN, JAN)
• Prométhazine (OS: DCF)
• Lilly 01516 (Lilly) (IS)
• PM 284 (IS)
• RP 3277 (IS)
• Promethazine Hydrochloride (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Diprazinum (IS)
• Proazamine chloride (IS)
• Prométhazine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Promethazine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Int. 6, USP 41)
• Promethazine hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Promethazinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Promethazini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 6)
• Promethazine Teoclate (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Promethazine 8-chlorotheophyllinate (IS)
• Promethazine Theoclate (IS)
• Promethazine Teoclate (PH: BP 2018)

Brand Names

• Avomine
  Manx Pharma, Cyprus
• Chixicol [+ Pholcodine]
  Libra, Pakistan
• Codopalm [+ Ascorbic Acid, + Benzoic Acid, + Gentisic Acid]
  Pharmadex, Kuwait
• Codo-Q Junior [+ Pholcodine] [pediatric]
  IPCA, India
• Creme Fenergan
  Sanofi-Aventis Farmaceutica, Brazil
• Dorilen [+ Metamizole, + Adiphenine]
  Legrand/OTC, Brazil
• Fargan
  Johnson & Johnson, Italy
• Fenergan
  Sanofi-Aventis, Argentina; Sanofi-Aventis, Paraguay; Sanofi-Aventis, Uruguay; Teofarma, Spain; Vitória, Portugal
• Fevril [+ Paracetamol]
  Meyer, India
• Flukit [+ Salicylamide, + Paracetamol, + Phenylephrine]
  Julphar, Egypt
• Histaloc
  Julphar, Oman
• Mucotal Prometazine [+ Carbocisteine]
  Pharmaline, Lebanon
• Nuleron [+ Magnesium Glucoheptonate, + Calcium Pantothenate, + Dimeticone]
  Teofarma, Italy
• Phen Plus [+ Paracetamol]
  Domagk, India
• Phenergan
  Alexandria Co., Egypt; Sanofi-aventis, Cyprus; Teriak, Tunisia
• Phénergan 2%
  DB, France
• Pipolphen
  Egis, Georgia
• Profergan
  Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil
• Prometal
  Pharmadex, Lebanon
• Prometazina
  Afom Medical, Italy; Dynacren, Italy; Lachifarma, Italy; Marco Viti Farmac., Italy; Nova Argentia, Italy; QualiFarma, Italy; Sella, Italy; Zeta Farm., Italy
• Prometazina Medley
  Medley, Brazil
• Prometazina Vannier
  Vannier S.A., Argentina
• Prometazine
  Mediphar, Lebanon
• Promethazin 5 Berlin-Chemie
  Berlin-Chemie, Slovakia
• Promethazine
  Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Renaudin, Lebanon; Siphat, Tunisia
• Promethazine Remedica
  Remedica, Cyprus
• Prometin
  Kuwait Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries Co. KSPICO, Oman
• Psico-Soma [+ Glutamic Acid]
  Ferrer Pharma, Paraguay; Quimica Suiza, Peru
• Quitazine
  Hor Chen, Taiwan
• Rhinathiol [+ Carbocisteine]
  Sanofi-Synthelabo, Lebanon
• Tussisedal [+ Noscapine]
  Elerte, Lebanon; Elerte, Paraguay
• Tussisédal [+ Noscapine]
  Elerté, France
• Vegetamin A [+ Chlorpromazine]
  Shionogi Seiyaku, Japan
• Vegetamin B [+ Chlorpromazine]
  Shionogi Seiyaku, Japan
• Velpro-P [+ Paracetamol]
  Olcare Laboratories, India
• Zoralix
  Intact, Malaysia
• Actithiol Mucolitico Antihistaminico [+ Carbocisteine]
  Almirall, Spain
• Algotropyl [+ Paracetamol]
  Biocodex, France
• Allersoothe
  AFT, New Zealand; AFT Pharmaceuticals, Australia
• Allphen
  Medimet, Bangladesh
• Antiallersin
  Balkanpharma, Bulgaria; Sopharma, Bulgaria
• Atosil
  Desitin, Germany
• Axcel Dextrozine [+ Dextromethorphan]
  Kotra Pharma, Malaysia
• Axcel Promethazine
  Kotra Pharma, Malaysia
• Axcel Promethazine-5
  Kotra Pharma M, Vietnam
• Calmkid [+ Paracetamol] [pediatric]
  Invision, India
• Choligrip na noc [+ Paracetamol, + Dextromethorphan]
  GlaxoSmithKline, Poland
• Cloridrato de Prometazina Teuto
  Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil
• Closin N-25mg
  Holsten, Germany
• Codopalm
  Pharmadex, Lebanon
• Coldrex Nite [+ Dextromethorphan, + Paracetamol]
  Hipocrate, Romania; Wrafton, Bulgaria
• Coldrex Nočná Liečba [+ Dextromethorphan, + Paracetamol]
  Omega, Slovakia
• Coldrex Noční léčba [+ Dextromethorphan, + Paracetamol]
  Omega Pharma, Czech Republic
• Combinal Junior [+ Pholcodine] [pediatric]
  Atco, Pakistan
• Cural
  Sonear, Bangladesh
• DBL Promethazine Hydrochloride BP
  Hospira, New Zealand; Pfizer, Australia
• Dhasedyl [+ Ephedrine, + Codeine]
  DHA, Hong Kong; DHA, Singapore
• Dhasedyl DM [+ Ephedrine, + Dextromethorphan]
  DHA, Hong Kong; DHA, Malaysia; DHA, Singapore
• Diphergan
  PharmaSwiss, Poland
• Diprozine
  Xenon, Pakistan
• Farganesse
  Marvecs Pharma Services, Italy
• Fedril Night Cold and Flu [+ Dextromethorphan, + Paracetamol]
  Pinewood, United Kingdom
• Fenazil
  Sella, Italy; Sella, Malta
• Fendyl [+ Codeine, + Ephedrine]
  Jean-Marie Pharmacal, Hong Kong
• Fenergan
  Sanofi-Aventis Farmaceutica, Brazil
• Flukit [+ Salicylamide, + Paracetamol, + Phenylephrine]
  Julphar, Kuwait; Julphar, Oman
• Flumin
  Cosmic Chemical, Bangladesh
• Folcozine [+ Pholcodine]
  Scotman, Pakistan
• Frinova
  Sanofi-Aventis, Spain
• Frozen
  Zenith, Bangladesh
• Gold Cross Antihistamine Elixir
  Biotech Pharmaceuticals, Australia
• Hiberna
  Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan
• Hiberna 10%
  Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan
• Histaloc
  Julphar, Kuwait
• Histaloc Syp
  Julphar, Oman
• Histantil
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Histaphen
  Seema, Bangladesh
• Histavil
  Pacific, Bangladesh
• Histazin
  United Pharmaceutical, Oman
• Histazine
  East West, India
• Histerzin
  Edruc, Bangladesh
• Histin
  Apollo, Bangladesh
• Hosedyl DM [+ Dextromethorphan]
  Hovid, Malaysia
• Ke Li An [+ Codeine, + Pseudoephedrine, + Sulfogaiacol]
  The United Laboratories, China
• Kefei [+ Codeine]
  Shenyang First Pharmaceutical Factory, China
• Lenazine
  Pharmacare, South Africa
• Lergigan
  Meda, Sweden
• Lergigan forte
  Meda, Sweden
• Lergigan mite
  Meda, Sweden
• Lisador [+ Metamizole, + Adiphenine]
  Mantecorp FSA, Brazil
• Metharex
  Rex, Pakistan
• Methorsedyl [+ Dextromethorphan, + Ephedrine]
  Europharm, Hong Kong
• Mucoease [+ Carbocisteine]
  Pharmaniaga, Malaysia
• Mucoprom [+ Carbocisteine]
  Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Hong Kong; Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Malaysia
• Muflex Pro [+ Carbocisteine]
  Kaizen Pharma, Pakistan
• Night Nurse [+ Dextromethorphan, + Paracetamol]
  Beecham, Malta; GlaxoSmithKline, Ireland; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, United Kingdom
• Otosil
  Opsonin, Bangladesh
• P.E.C. [+ Ephedrine, + Codeine]
  Universal Pharm, Hong Kong
• Pamergan P100 [+ Pethidine]
  Martindale, Egypt; Martindale, Lebanon
• Pharmaniaga Dextromethorphan Compound [+ Dextromethorphan]
  Pharmaniaga, Malaysia
• Pharmaniaga Promethazine
  Pharmaniaga, Malaysia
• Phenerex
  Jayson, Bangladesh
• Phenergan
  AHPL, India; Aventis, Oman; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; IFET, Greece; P & D, Malta; Sanofi, Denmark; Sanofi, United Kingdom; Sanofi, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh; Sanofi-Aventis, Iceland; Sanofi-Aventis, Kuwait; Sanofi-Aventis, Norway; Sanofi-Aventis, New Zealand; Sanofi-Aventis, South Africa
• Phénergan
  DB, France
• Phénergan 0.1%
  DB, France
• Phénergan 2.5%
  DB, France
• Phensedyl Dry Cough Linctus [+ Pholcodine, + Ephedrine]
  Sanofi-Aventis, Malaysia
• Phenylephrine Hydrochloride and Promethazine Hydrochloride [+ Phenylephrine]
  Hi-Tech, United States; Vintage, United States
• Pipolphen
  Egis, Lithuania; Egis, Russian Federation
• Pipolphen 25 mg/ml
  Egis, Hungary
• PMS-Promethazine
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Polfergan
  Polfarmex, Poland
• Preveral con Codeina [+ Codein]
  Vargas, Venezuela
• Preveral con Dextrometorfano [+ Dextromethorphan]
  Vargas, Venezuela
• Procodin [+ Codeine]
  DHA, Singapore
• Progene
  Psycorem, India
• Prohist
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
• Promet
  Oriental Chemical Works, Philippines
• Prometazin Actavis
  Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Group, Iceland
• Prometazin Orifarm
  Orifarm Generics, Denmark
• Prometazina Cevallos
  Cevallos, Argentina
• Prometazina Cloridrato FederFARMA
  FederFARMA.CO, Italy
• Prometazina Larjan
  Larjan, Uruguay
• Prometh Hydrochloride, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride w/Codeine Phosphate [+ Codeine, + Phenylephrine]
  Vintage, United States
• Prometh VC Plain [+ Phenylephrine]
  G & W, United States
• Prometh VC w/ Codeine [+ Codeine, + Phenylephrine]
  Actavis, United States
• Prometh with Dextromethorphan [+ Dextromethorphan]
  G & W, United States
• Promethazine
  Remedica, Malta
• Promethazine 0.1% Vitamed
  Vitamed, Israel
• Promethazine Actavis
  Actavis, Lithuania
• Promethazine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands
• Promethazine DHA
  DHA, Hong Kong; DHA, Malaysia
• Promethazine DM [+ Dextromethorphan]
  Vintage, United States
• Promethazine HCl Sandoz
  Sandoz, Canada
• Promethazine HCl-Fresenius
  Fresenius Kabi, South Africa
• Promethazine Hydrochloride
  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; G & W, United States; Heritage, United States; Hi-Tech, United States; IMPAX Laboratories, United States; KVK-TECH, United States; Mylan, United States; Nostrum, United States; Perrigo, United States; Prinston, United States; Sandoz, United States; Strides Pharma, United States; Sun Pharma, United States; Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, United States; Tris Pharma, United States; Vintage, United States; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States; West-Ward, United States; X-Gen, United States; Zydus Pharma, United States
• Promethazine Hydrochloride and Codeine Phosphate [+ Codeine]
  Actavis, United States; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Hi-Tech, United States; Nostrum, United States; Tris Pharma, United States; Wockhardt, United States
• Promethazine Hydrochloride and Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide [+ Dextromethorphan]
  Hi-Tech, United States; Tris Pharma, United States
• Promethazine Hydrochloride and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Amneal [+ Phenylephrine]
  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States
• Promethazine Hydrochloride, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride with Codeine Phosphate [+ Codeine, + Phenylephrine]
  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Hi-Tech, United States
• Promethazine Lisheng Pharm
  Lisheng Pharmaceutical, China
• Promethazine Plain
  Wockhardt, United States
• Promethazine Remedica
  Remedica, Cyprus
• Promethazine Teva
  Teva Nederland, Netherlands
• Promethazine with Codeine [+ Codeine]
  Vintage, United States
• Promethazine with Dextromethorphan [+ Dextromethorphan]
  Wockhardt, United States
• Promethazine-Harvest Pharm
  Harvest Pharmaceutical, China
• Promethazin-neuraxpharm
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Promethazin-neuraxpharm 100mg
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Promethazin-neuraxpharm 10mg
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Promethazin-neuraxpharm 25mg
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Promethazin-neuraxpharm 50mg
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Promethazin-neuraxpharm 75mg
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Promethazin-neuraxpharm forte
  neuraxpharm Arzneimittel, Germany
• Promethegan
  G & W, United States
• Prometin
  KSPICO Kuwait Saudi, Kuwait
• Promezin
  Beximco, Bangladesh; Jinling, Philippines
• Promine
  Tianjin Pharma, Philippines
• Proneurin
  Hexal, Germany
• Prothazin
  Aristo Pharma, Germany; UCB, Slovakia
• Prothazin 25mg
  Teofarma, Germany
• Prothiazine
  CTS, Israel; Rafa, Israel
• Prothiazine 25mg
  CTS, Israel
• Prozin
  Eskayef, Bangladesh
• Psico-Soma [+ Glutamic Acid]
  Ferrer, Costa Rica; Ferrer, Dominican Republic; Ferrer, Guatemala; Ferrer, Honduras; Ferrer, Nicaragua; Ferrer, Panama; Ferrer, El Salvador; Ferrer Internacional, Spain
• Pyrethia
  Takata Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Pyrethia 10%
  Takata Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Receptozine
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa
• Rhinathiol Promethazine [+ Carbocisteine]
  Sanofi Malta, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Kuwait; Sanofi-Aventis, Singapore; Sanofi-Aventis, Malaysia
• Rhinathiol prométhazine [+ Carbocisteine]
  Sanofi-Aventis, France
• Russedyl Compound Linctus [+ Pholcodine, + Phenylephrine]
  Pharmaniaga, Malaysia
• Russedyl Plus Linctus [+ Pholcodine, + Pseudoephedrine]
  Pharmaniaga, Malaysia
• Sandoz Fenezal
  Sandoz, Australia
• Sedador [+ Metamizole, + Adiphenine]
  Cristália, Brazil
• Sedilix-DM [+ Dextromethorphan, + Pseudoephedrine]
  Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Malaysia
• Sedilix-RX [+ Dextromethorphan, + Phenylephrine]
  Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Malaysia
• Sominex
  Actavis UK, United Kingdom
• Sylomet
  Vhermann Pharma, Philippines
• Tachinotte [+ Paracetamol, + Dextromethorphan]
  Angelini, Italy
• Tixylix [+ Pholcodine]
  AHPL, India; Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; Pharmacare, South Africa
• Tripe 'P' [+ Pholcodine, + Phenylpropanolamine]
  Universal Pharm, Hong Kong
• Upha Promethazine
  CCM, Malaysia
• Xepagan
  Xepa-Soul Pattinson, Malaysia
• Zinmet
  Oboi, Philippines
• Painstop Night-Time Pain Reliever [+ Codeine, + Paracetamol]
  Care Pharmaceuticals, Australia
• Romergan
  Biofarm, Romania
• Anvomin
  Christo, Hong Kong
• Avomine
  AHPL, India; Aspen Pharmacare Consumer, South Africa; Manx, Malta; Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Pakistan; Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh; Sanofi-Aventis, Kuwait; Sanofi-Aventis, New Zealand
• Avomine-MD
  AHPL, India
• Nufapreg
  Nufarindo, Indonesia
• Vertigon
  Manx, Malta

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.