Promethazine (Phenergan) Nursing Considerations

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Phenergan
Indication
allergic reactions, nausea and vomiting, sedation
Action
Blocks the effects of histamine, histamine plays a role in the immune response. Plays an inhibitory role on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the medulla leading to an antiemetic effect. Possess anticholinergic properties producing CNS depression.
Therapeutic Class
antiemetic, antihistamine, sedative/hypnotic
Pharmacologic Class
phenothiazine
Nursing Considerations
• IV administration may cause damage to tissue, hypertension, impaired liver function • monitor for neuroleptic malignant syndrome, confusion, sedation • may cause CNS depression • assess sedation level and anticholinergic effects