Try to Stick With Non-Opioids for Cough
You'll hear rumors that promethazine with codeine syrup will be taken off the market.
The Actavis product is being discontinued...and some of the others are being reformulated from purple to another color.
Some people like to mix promethazine with codeine with a soft drink and sometimes alcohol...and call it "purple drank" or "sizzurp."
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