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What is Vistaril?

Vistaril is a brand name for the drug hydroxyzine, an antiemetic and antihistamine, used in the treatment of anxiety, as a preoperative sedative, as an antipruritic and off label for alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Anxiety 21 5
Anxiety and frustration 4 1
Other 3 1
Insomnia 3 1
Nausea 3 1
headache 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 38%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 13%
None
4 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
4 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vistaril. See all 15 dosages ►

  25 mg as needed 25mg as needed 2 pamoate25mg as needed 2 pamoate50mg as needed 50 mg as needed as needed pamoate25mg as needed 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vistaril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
4 40% Did not seem to work: 40%
Doctor's advice
3 30% Doctor's advice: 30%
Other
3 30% Other: 30%
Side effects too severe
1 10% Side effects too severe: 10%
Course of treatment ended
1 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Vistaril

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vistaril

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

Stopped Taking Vistaril

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 88%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 13%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
7 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
5 63%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.