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What is Hydroxyzine HCL?

Hydroxyzine is a generic drug in two preparations, pamoate and hydrochloride salts, used to relieve itching caused by allergies and to control the nausea and vomiting caused by various conditions, including motion sickness; also used for anxiety and to treat the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 21%
Moderate
1 7%
Mild
4 29%
None
6 43%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
6 43%
doesnt help anything
1 7%
dry mouth
1 7%
Sleepiness
1 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Hydroxyzine HCL. See all 21 dosages

  10mg as needed 25mg as needed 2 pamoate25mg as needed 2 pamoate50mg as needed 4 hydrochloride50mg as needed 50 mg as needed 50mg as needed as needed hydrochloride25mg as needed pamoate25mg as needed 25 mg monthly hydrochloride 10 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 3 x hydrochloride 10 mg/5 mL daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
7 41% Did not seem to work: 41%
Doctor's advice
6 35% Doctor's advice: 35%
Other
4 24% Other: 24%
Side effects too severe
2 12% Side effects too severe: 12%
Course of treatment ended
1 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 17 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydroxyzine HCL

Currently Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
4
9
2
8

Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
5
4
1
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 64%
Usually
3 21%
Sometimes
2 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 7%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 7%
Not at all
12 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
9 64%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.