Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets Pack of 56

Promethazine Hydrochloride is a versatile active ingredient that works by blocking histamine, a natural substance your body produces during an allergic reaction, and by acting directly on the brain to act as a sedative.

Uses for Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets

Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets are used for:

• Short-term difficulty sleeping (insomnia) in adults: Promethazine Hydrochloride can help you achieve a more restful night's sleep.
• Allergic conditions: Effective against symptoms of hay fever, rashes, and hives.
• Travel sickness: Helps to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting associated with motion.
• Short-term sedation: Can be used as a sedative for children aged 6 years and above (under specific guidance).

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Please note: Due to the nature of this medication, the quantity is limited to ONE pack per household per month. 

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How to take Promethazine Hydrochloride Tablets

Always use Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Taking this medicine:

• Take this medicine by mouth.
• Do not take for longer than 7 days. If your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 7 days, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
• Use this medicine only as recommended. Do not exceed the recommended dose.
• If you feel the effect of your medicine is too weak or too strong, do not change the dose yourself, but ask your doctor.

How much to take:

The recommended dose is:

For allergies (such as hay fever, rashes and hives)

• Children 6-10 years: A single Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablet given at night. DO NOT give more than 25mg each day.
• Children over 10 years and adults (including the elderly): Start with one Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablet taken at night. This may be increased to a maximum of one Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablet twice a day if necessary.

For treatment and prevention of feeling sick or being sick (such as travel sickness)

• Children 6-10 years: Other forms of this medicine may be suitable for this age group; ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• Children over 10 years and adults (including the elderly): A single Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablet to be taken the night before the journey. This may be repeated after 6-8 hours if necessary.

As a short term paediatric sedative and for short term treatment of insomnia in adults

• Children 6-10 years: A single Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablet given at night.
• Children over 10 years and adults (including the elderly): One or two Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets (25mg-50mg) taken at night.
• Use this medicine only as recommended. Do not exceed the recommended dose.

Do not take Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets if:

• The person taking the medicine (as tablets) is under 6 years of age.
• You are allergic (hypersensitive) to Promethazine Hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets. Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue.
• You are taking a medicine for depression called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Also do not take Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets if you have stopped taking one of these MAOI medicines within the last 14 days. If you are not sure ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• The person is unconscious (in a coma) or suffers from severe dizziness, drowsiness or headache.

If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets.

Warnings and precautions

Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if:

• You have difficulty breathing, wheezing, tightness in the chest (asthma) or an infection in your lungs (bronchitis).
• You have seizure disorders such as epilepsy.
• You experience an allergic reaction (see section Side Effects), seek medical help right away.
• You have any serious heart problems.
• You have any personal or family history of heart disease.
• You have irregular heartbeat.
• You develop a fever or an infection. Talk to your doctor immediately as laboratory tests to check your blood count may be required.
• You have liver or kidney problems.
• You have a stomach blockage or difficulty passing water (urine).
• You have hearing problems.
• You have increased pressure in the eye (narrow angle glaucoma).
• You have had something called Reye's Syndrome or possible Reye's Syndrome signs include being sick and confused following a viral illness.

Children and adolescents

Do not use in children less than 6 years of age. Because of the risk of choking, the Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets should be avoided in children who have difficulty swallowing tablets.

Exposure to sunlight

Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Keep out of direct sunlight while taking this medicine.

Tests

Taking Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets may affect the results of certain tests. These include some pregnancy tests and skin tests. Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets should not be taken at least 3 days before the start of a skin test.

If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets.

Other medicines and Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines you can buy without prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets can affect the way some medicines work. Also some medicines can affect the way Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets work.

Do not take this medicine, and tell your doctor, if you are taking or have taken the following in the last 2 weeks:

• Some medicines for depression called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). If you are not sure ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Also tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any of the following:

• Anticholinergic medicines - includes some medicines used for irritable bowel syndrome, asthma or weak bladder. These can increase the risk of dizziness, dry mouth and blurred eyesight.
• Medicines for mental health problems (antipsychotics such as haloperidol and quetiapine) or depression (antidepressants such as amitriptyline and citalopram).
• Medicines to help you to sleep or feel more relaxed (such as diazepam or zolpidem).
• Medicines such as aspirin (for arthritis and pain in your joints). Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets may hide the side effects of these medicines.
• Medicines for the treatment of irregular heartbeats (antiarrhythmics such as quinidine and amiodarone).
• Medicines that can affect your heart rhythm.
• Medicines for the treatment of epilepsy or seizures.
• Antimicrobials (such as erythromycin and levofloxacin) for the treatment of infections.

Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets with alcohol

Do not drink alcohol while you are taking Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets. This is because it can affect the way the medicine works.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

Use of Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets is not recommended during pregnancy. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if you are a woman of childbearing age and not using effective contraception, or if you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or might become pregnant. Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets should not be taken 2 weeks before child birth.

Do not take Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets if you are breast-feeding. This is because small amounts may pass into mothers' milk. This can be harmful to your baby.

If you are breast-feeding or planning to breast-feed, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.

Driving and using machines

You may feel drowsy or sleepy after taking this medicine or the morning after taking this medicine. If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or machines. You should not drive a vehicle or operate machinery until you know how Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets affect you.

Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets contains lactose:

This is a type of sugar. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine.

Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. If you notice any of the following serious side effects, stop taking Promethazine Hydrochloride 25mg Tablets and seek immediate medical attention:

• An allergic reaction: Signs may include a rash, itching, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue, cold, clammy skin, palpitations, dizziness, weakness or fainting.
• Liver problems: May cause the eyes or skin to go yellow (jaundice) and darkening of urine.
• Muscle stiffness or shaking, unusual movements of the tongue, facial muscle spasms or being unable to control some muscles in your face, rolling eyes and trembling.
• Very fast, irregular, uneven or forceful heartbeat (palpitations).
• General weakness, more frequent infections (particularly throat infection) and fever due to changes in the blood (agranulocytosis, eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia).
• Tiredness which lasts for a long time, possibly due to anaemia.
• A feeling of aggression, hallucinations, and over-active behavior in children.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following side effects get serious or lasts longer than a few days, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet:

• Dry mouth, blurred vision or you cannot pass water (urine).
• Feeling drowsy or sleepy, tiredness, disorientation, having nightmares, headaches, feeling restless.
• Loss of appetite (anorexia), indigestion or irritated stomach.
• Feeling dizzy, lightheaded, faint (hypotension).
• Feeling confused, especially in elderly people.
• Being more sensitive to the sun than usual. If this happens, keep out of direct sunlight and do not use sun lamps.
• Unpleasant sensation or an overwhelming urge to move the legs (also called Restless Legs Syndrome).

What Promethazine Hydrochloride Tablets contains

• Each tablet contains 25mg of the active substance, Promethazine Hydrochloride.
• The other ingredients are lactose, maize starch, povidone K30, magnesium stearate, Opadry Blue (contains titanium dioxide (E171, hypromellose (E464) and indigo carmine aluminium lake blue (E132) and Macrogol/Polyethylene glycol (E1521).

What Promethazine Hydrochloride Tablets looks like and contents of the pack

• Round, pale blue colored, biconvex, bevelled edge film coated tablets.
• Promethazine Hydrochloride 25 mg tablets are provided in Aluminium-PVC/PVDC blister packs.