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What Is The Drug Promethazine

Health Encyclopedia: Hcg Qualitative Urine

Alternative Names

Beta-HCG - urine; Human chorionic gonadotropin - urine


What the risks are

There are essentially no risks (except for "false positive" or "false negative" results).


Special considerations

Drugs that can decrease HCG measurements include diuretics and promethazine.

Drugs that can increase HCG measurements include anticonvulsants, anti-parkinsonian drugs, phenothiazine, and promethazine.


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Health Guide

Promethazine overdose
Promethazine overdose is poisoning from an overdose of Phenergan. Alternative Names Phenergan Poisonous Ingredient Promethazine Where... Read more »
HCG: quantitative
... Special considerations Drugs that can decrease HCG measurements include diuretics and promethazine. Drugs that can increase HCG measurements include anticonvulsants,... Read more »
5-HIAA
...imipramine, isoniazid, levodopa, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, methenamine, methyldopa, phenothiazines, promethazine, and tricyclic antidepressants. Foods that can interfere with 5-HIAA... Read more »
Promethazine overdose
Phenergan Symptoms Body as a whole Unsteadiness Tremor ConvulsionsFever Flushed skinMuscle stiffness in face and/or neck Heart and... Read more »
IV Treatment of Refractory Migraines
...(brand name Inapsine)metochlopramide (brand name Reglan)dihydroergotamine brand name DHE45promethazine (brand name Phenergan)lidocainepropofoltramadol (brand name... Read more »

Medications

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...as: certain antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine, promethazine), anti-seizure drugs (e.g.,... Read more »

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...tranylcypromine) niacin phenothiazines (e.g., promethazine) phenytoin probenecid ... Read more »

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...tranylcypromine) niacin phenothiazines (e.g., promethazine) phenytoin probenecid ... Read more »

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...tranylcypromine) niacin phenothiazines (e.g., promethazine) phenytoin probenecid ... Read more »

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...tranylcypromine) niacin phenothiazines (e.g., promethazine) phenytoin probenecid ... Read more »

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