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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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Anxious mood 86 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Itching (pruritus) 48 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Insomnia 28 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 24 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Allergies 13 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Interstitial Cystitis 12 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 229 patients currently taking Hydroxyzine HCL

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 12
Moderate
 10
Mild
 18
None
 45

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hydroxyzine HCL

Drowsiness 16
Sleepiness 5
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 3
Fatigue 2
Morning sleepiness if taken too late in the evening 2
Tremor in hands 1
See all 27 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Hydroxyzine HCL. See all 44 dosages ►

  25mg as needed hydrochloride25mg as needed pamoate25mg as needed 10 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 8 Number of Patients: 8 20 Number of Patients: 20 7 Number of Patients: 7 37 Number of Patients: 37 38 Number of Patients: 38 15 Number of Patients: 15 24 Number of Patients: 24 8 Number of Patients: 8 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 21   Did not seem to work: 28%
Other 19   Other: 25%
Doctor's advice 18   Doctor's advice: 24%
Course of treatment ended 17   Course of treatment ended: 23%
Side effects too severe 10   Side effects too severe: 13%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 73 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydroxyzine HCL

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

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

Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hydroxyzine HCL

Always
 58 68%
Usually
 14 16%
Sometimes
 11 13%
Never
 2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydroxyzine HCL

Very
 4 5%
Somewhat
 1 1%
A little
 16 19%
Not at all
 64 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydroxyzine HCL

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 4%
< $25
 49 96%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.