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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 20%
Moderate
2 13%
Mild
3 20%
None
7 47%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
6 67%
dry mouth
1 11%
doesnt help anything
1 11%
Sleepiness
1 11%
Insomnia
1 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Hydroxyzine HCL. See all 23 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 25mg as needed 2 pamoate25mg as needed 2 pamoate50mg as needed 4 hydrochloride25mg as needed 4 hydrochloride50mg as needed 50 mg as needed 50mg as needed as needed hydrochloride25mg as needed hydrochloride50mg 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 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 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 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 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
8 42% Did not seem to work: 42%
Doctor's advice
6 32% Doctor's advice: 32%
Other
5 26% Other: 26%
Side effects too severe
2 11% Side effects too severe: 11%
Course of treatment ended
2 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 19 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydroxyzine HCL

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

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

Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
9 60%
Usually
4 27%
Sometimes
2 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 7%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 13%
Not at all
12 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
10 67%

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Report created on March 16, 2010.