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Generic Name: Hydroxyzine
You experience severe allergic reaction symptoms (swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat causing difficulty breathing), severe rash with skin peeling, sudden intense chest pain, or symptoms of overdose. Call emergency medical services immediately.
Anxiety, pruritus, sedation before surgery
Anxiety, itching
25-100 mg up to 4 times a day
0.6 mg/kg/dose every 6 hours
Start low (Beers criteria)
400 mg/day
Reduce dose by 50% in CrCl < 50
Reduce dose
Dry mouth, drowsiness
QT prolongation
Early pregnancy, prolonged QT interval
CNS depression
CNS depressants, QT prolonging drugs
N/A
Avoid
Contraindicated in early pregnancy
Not recommended
May cause severe drowsiness
Take as soon as remembered
Relief of symptoms, mental status
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