Assertion: promethazine's action | /r/CapableOf | reduce duration
Facets:
value: temporarily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Opioids, including Promethazine HCl and Codeine Phosphate Oral Solution, can prolong labor through actions which temporarily reduce the strength, duration, and frequency of uterine contractions.
text: Use of codeine during labor may lead to respiratory depression in the neonate; opioids cross the placenta and may produce respiratory depression and psycho-physiologic effects in neonates; an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone, must be available for reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression in the neonate; use is not recommended in pregnant women during or immediately prior to labor, when other analgesic techniques are more appropriate; opioid analgesics, can prolong labor through actions which temporarily reduce the strength, duration, and frequency of uterine contractions; however, this effect is not consistent and may be offset by increased rate of cervical dilation, which tends to shorten labor; monitor neonates exposed to opioid analgesics during labor for signs of excess sedation and respiratory depression