Promethazine VC Plain

You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to phenylephrine or promethazine, or if you have:

• asthma or COPD;

• high blood pressure; or

• coronary artery disease.

Do not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others.

To make sure phenylephrine and promethazine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• sleep apnea (breathing stops during sleep);

• heart disease;

• severe constipation, a blockage in your stomach or intestines;

• diabetes;

• glaucoma;

• a thyroid disorder;

• liver or kidney disease;

• epilepsy or other seizure disorder;

• enlarged prostate or urination problems;

• pheochromocytoma (an adrenal gland tumor); or

• a weak immune system.

FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether phenylephrine and promethazine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medicine.

It is not known whether phenylephrine and promethazine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Artificially sweetened liquid medicine may contain phenylalanine. Check the medication label if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).