Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services
Promethazine, a sedating antihistamine, is widely and increasingly prescribed for patients reporting problems sleeping. In this Against the Stream article, the case is made that promethazine is not suitable as a sleep aid for people using mental health services, because it has no good evidence base,...
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| description | Promethazine, a sedating antihistamine, is widely and increasingly prescribed for patients reporting problems sleeping. In this Against the Stream article, the case is made that promethazine is not suitable as a sleep aid for people using mental health services, because it has no good evidence base, impedes with psychological and behavioural techniques that do improve sleep in the medium-long term, has underappreciated addictive and recreational-use potential, and an unacceptable side-effect profile. Alternatives to promethazine are described, notably the NICE first-line recommendation, cognitive–behavioural therapy for insomnia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c43b5bd50034dbcb8f7e85e98ae2ae12025-01-16T21:51:31ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47081310.1192/bjb.2024.108Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric servicesJacob D. King0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-9661Division of Psychiatry, Imperial College London, UK Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKPromethazine, a sedating antihistamine, is widely and increasingly prescribed for patients reporting problems sleeping. In this Against the Stream article, the case is made that promethazine is not suitable as a sleep aid for people using mental health services, because it has no good evidence base, impedes with psychological and behavioural techniques that do improve sleep in the medium-long term, has underappreciated addictive and recreational-use potential, and an unacceptable side-effect profile. Alternatives to promethazine are described, notably the NICE first-line recommendation, cognitive–behavioural therapy for insomnia.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469424001086/type/journal_articleSleep–wake disordersgeneral adult psychiatrymental health servicespsychopharmacologypsychological treatments |
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| title | Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services |
| title_full | Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services |
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| title_short | Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services |
| title_sort | promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality especially for people using psychiatric services |
| topic | Sleep–wake disorders general adult psychiatry mental health services psychopharmacology psychological treatments |
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