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Indications & Uses
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
For symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension: Adults, 50 to 100 mg 4 times daily. Children over 6 years, 50 to 100 mg (5 to 10 teaspoonfuls) daily in divided doses. Children under 6 years, 50 mg (5 teaspoonfuls) daily in divided doses. Pruritus due to allergic conditions: Adults, 25 mg 3 to 4 times daily. Children over 6 years, 50 to 100 mg (5 to 10 teaspoonfuls) daily in divided doses. Children under 6 years, 50 mg (5 teaspoonfuls) daily in divided doses. As a sedative, for premedication and following general anesthesia: Adults, 50 to 100 mg. Children, 0.6 mg per kg of body weight.
Side Effects
Side effects reported with the use of Urtizin Hhydrochloride are usually mild and short-lived. The more common ones include drowsiness, headache, and impaired coordination, along with antimuscarinic effects such as urinary retention, dry mouth, blurred vision, and gastrointestinal upset. Rare side effects associated with antihistamines include low blood pressure, palpitations, irregular heartbeat, extrapyramidal effects, dizziness, confusion, depression, sleep disturbances, tremor, convulsions, hypersensitivity reactions (including bronchospasm, angioedema, anaphylaxis, rashes, and photosensitivity reactions), blood disorders, liver dysfunction, and angle-closure glaucoma.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
The potentiating action of Urtizin must be considered when the drug is used in conjunction with central nervous system depressants such as narcotics, non-narcotic analgesics, and barbiturates. Therefore, when central nervous system depressants are administered concomitantly with Urtizin, their dosage should be reduced. Since drowsiness may occur with the use of Urtizin, patients should be warned of this possibility and cautioned against driving a car or operating dangerous machinery while taking Urtizin. Patients should be advised against the simultaneous use of other CNS depressant drugs and cautioned that the effect of alcohol may be increased.
Contraindications
Hydroxyzine should not be used by anyone who is hypersensitive to hydroxyzine itself or to any of the ingredients in its formulation.