| codeine | <chemical> An opioid analgesic related to morphine but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative effects. It also acts centrally to suppress cough. Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, antitussive agents, narcotics. Chemical name: Morphinan-6-ol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha,6alpha)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| codeine phosphate | A water-soluble salt of codeine often used in the pharmaceutical preparation of codeine-containing liquid medications. (05 Mar 2000) |
| codeine sulfate | A water-soluble salt of codeine, often used in solid pharmaceutical dosage forms. Also used in cough preparations, where the drug suppresses the cough reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| promethazine | <chemical> A phenothiazine derivative with histamine h1-blocking, antimuscarinic, and sedative properties. It is used as an antiallergic, in pruritus, for motion sickness and sedation, and also in animals. Pharmacological action: anti-allergic agents, antiemetics, antipruritics, histamine h1 antagonists, sedatives, nonbarbiturate. Chemical name: 10H-Phenothiazine-10-ethanamine, N,N,alpha-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| promethazine hydrochloride | 10-(2-Dimethylaminopropyl)phenothiazine hydrochloride;an antihistaminic with antiemetic properties. (05 Mar 2000) |
| promethazine theoclate | Promethiazine salt of 8-chlorotheophylline; an antihistaminic drug used for motion sickness. (05 Mar 2000) |