What other drugs will affect codeine and promethazine?
Many drugs can interact with codeine and promethazine. Below is just a partial list. Tell
your doctor if you are using:
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sedatives or anxiety medicines such as alprazolam (Xanax),
diazepam (Valium), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), temazepam (Restoril), or triazolam (Halcion);
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antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), doxepin
(Sinequan), nortriptyline (Pamelor), fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), or paroxetine
(Paxil);
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narcotic pain medicines such as meperidine (Demerol),
morphine (MS Contin, MSIR), propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet), hydrocodone (Lortab,
Vicodin), oxycodone (Percocet, Percodan), fentanyl (Duragesic), codeine (Fiorinal, Fioricet,
Tylenol #3);
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phenobarbital (Luminal), amobarbital (Amytal) or
secobarbital (Seconal);
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an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan),
tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), or selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam); or
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atropine (Donnatal, and others), belladonna, clidinium
(Quarzan), dicyclomine (Bentyl), glycopyrrolate (Robinul), hyoscyamine (Anaspaz, Cystospaz,
Levsin, and others), methscopolamine (Pamine), and scopolamine (Transderm-Scop).
This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact
with codeine and promethazine. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter
medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by
other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.
Where can I get more information?
Your pharmacist can provide more information about codeine and promethazine.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children,
never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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