Promethazine oral is an antihistamine. It blocks the effects of the naturally occurring chemical histamine in your body. Promethazine oral is used to treat allergy symptoms such as itching, runny nose, sneezing, itchy or watery eyes, hives, and itchy skin rashes.
Promethazine oral should not be given to a child younger than 2 years old. Promethazine oral can cause severe breathing problems or death in a child younger than 2. Carefully follow your doctor's instructions when giving this medicine to a child of any age.
Concurrent use of promethazine with the dye used for myelography (x-rays of the spinal cord) can lower the threshold for seizures and thus increase the risk of seizures. Promethazine should be stopped at least 48 hours before myelography and not restarted until at least 24 hours after myelography.
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