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promethazine

promethazine

n. a phenothiazine used for the treatment of nausea, motion sickness, and allergies and as a sedative. Its mechanism of action includes blockade of H1 histamine receptors and of dopamine receptors in the mesolimbic system. U.S. trade name: Phenergan.

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