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Taking Promethazine
11 Patients currently take Promethazine
5 Patients stopped taking Promethazine
HopeLives Sensation: None Overall: None Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile HopeLives since Sep 10, 2008
syl Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile syl since Aug 22, 2007

What is Promethazine? Promethazine is in a class of medications called phenothiazines. It works by blocking the action of a certain natural substance in the body. It is used to relieve the symptoms of allergic reactions (allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, skin reactions, or reactions to blood or plasma products). Read more...

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

16 patients in the community are taking or have taken Promethazine.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	10	62%
Nausea	4	25%
Motion sickness	1	6%
Bowel problems	1	6%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Promethazine.

	0 mg none
	11

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Promethazine or how long patients were taking Promethazine before stopping.

Currently taking Promethazine

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	0	0	3	5

Stopped taking Promethazine

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
4	1	0	0	0	0

Why Patients Stopped Taking Promethazine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	4	80%
Doctor's advice	1	20%
Other	1	20%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	100%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	50%	1
None	50%	1

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Excessive sedation, Disorientation

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

HopeLives

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: moderate

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by HopeLives
Oct 24, 2008