Why PHENERGAN* (Promethazine hydrochloride ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of PHENERGAN: satisfied (average rating score: 3.46)
(based on 146 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** PHENERGAN
(reported on Ask a Patient)
| Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nausea* | 21 |
| 2 | Cough* | 8 |
| 3 | Vomiting* | 4 |
| 4 | Vomiting in pregnancy | 2 |
| 5 | Back pain | 1 |
| 6 | Dysmenorrhoea | 1 |
| 7 | Pain* | 1 |
| 8 | Surgery | 1 |
| 9 | Food poisoning | 1 |
| 10 | Gastroenteritis viral | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of PHENERGAN **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
| Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somnolence | 63 |
| 2 | Fatigue* | 19 |
| 3 | Dry mouth | 12 |
| 4 | Nightmare | 10 |
| 5 | Dizziness | 9 |
| 6 | Hallucination | 8 |
| 7 | Anxiety* | 8 |
| 8 | Discomfort | 8 |
| 9 | Nausea* | 7 |
| 10 | Tremor | 6 |
| 11 | Drug ineffective | 6 |
| 12 | Pain* | 5 |
| 13 | Convulsion | 5 |
| 14 | Hangover | 5 |
| 15 | Lethargy | 5 |
| 16 | Confusional state | 5 |
| 17 | Abnormal dreams | 4 |
| 18 | Vomiting* | 4 |
| 19 | Headache* | 4 |
| 20 | Psychotic disorder | 4 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for PHENERGAN
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Promethazine hydrochloride (Promethazine plain, Phenadoz, Promethacon, Prometh plain, Mymethazine fortis, Zipan-50, Phensedyl, Zipan-25, Prometh fortis, Remsed, Phenargan, Promethazine, Prometazin, Atosil, Diphergan, Prometazina, Prothazin, Promethazine hcl, Pro-med, Phenergan fortis, Pyrethia, Prometh vc, Mepergan fortis, Isopromethazine, Meprozine, Promethegan, Phenergan)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com