Phenergann.
/ˈfɛnəɡən/, U.S. /ˈfɛnərɡən/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for: the drug promethazine.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [noun] > for stopping vomiting or nausea > specific drugs
Phenergan1948
Dramamine1949
promethazine1949
chlorpromazine1952
Marezine1952
Marzine1954
Thorazine1954
meclozine1955
perphenazine1957
trifluoperazine1958
metoclopramide1964
sulpiride1970
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > sedative > specific drugs
nepenthe1595
nepentha1626
bromide1883
bromo-seltzer1896
Dial1914
bromo1916
Amytal1926
Sedormid1928
Phenergan1948
promethazine1949
chlorpromazine1952
Thorazine1954
perphenazine1957
trimeprazine1959
Mandrax1963
mandy1970
1948 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 59 322/2 The name phenergan (3,277 R.P.) has been given to the N-dimethylaminopropyl derivative of phenothiazine.
1956 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 3 Mar. 755/1 From these studies, several drugs have emerged that provide significant protection against motion sickness. These..include..promethazine (Phenergan) hydrochloride.
1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 18 Apr. 862/1 In each case the preoperative medication consisted of meperidine (Demerol), promethazine (Phenergan) and atropine.
1999 New Yorker 5 July 39/1 The dopamine-receptor antagonist Phenergan works well for many pregnant women and motion-sickness patients.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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