Phenylephrine and promethazine and Sudafed 12 Hour

• Generic Name: phenylephrine / promethazine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Phenergan VC, Promethazine VC Plain, Promethazine VC

Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).

Promethazine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

Phenylephrine and promethazine is a combination medicine used to treat sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, hives, skin rash, itching, and other cold or allergy symptoms.

Phenylephrine and promethazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: pseudoephedrine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Decongestant 12Hour Max St, Shopko Nasal Decongestant, Sudafed 12 Hour, SudoGest 12 Hour, Chlor Trimeton Nasal Decongestant, Contac Cold, Drixoral Decongestant Non-Drowsy, Elixsure Decongestant, Entex, Genaphed, Kid Kare Drops, Nasofed, Seudotabs, Silfedrine, Sudafed, Sudafed 12-Hour, Sudafed 24-Hour, Sudafed Children's Nasal Decongestant, Sudodrin, SudoGest, Suphedrin, Triaminic Softchews Allergy Congestion, Unifed, Nexafed, Sudafed 24 Hour, Nasal Decongestant, Psudatabs, Shopko Nasal Decongestant Max, Simply Stuffy, Suphedrine, Zephrex-D

• It is used to treat nose stuffiness.