Hydroxine
Brand names,
Hydroxine
Analogs
Hydroxine
Brand Names Mixture
Hydroxine
Chemical_Formula
C21H27ClN2O2
Hydroxine
RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/hydrox.htm
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fda sheet
Hydroxine
msds (material safety sheet)
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Synthesis Reference
Moren; U.S. Pat. 2,899,436 (1959)
Hydroxine
Molecular Weight
374.904 g/mol
Hydroxine
Melting Point
190 oC
Hydroxine
H2O Solubility
< 700 mg/mL
Hydroxine
State
Solid
Hydroxine
LogP
3.036
Hydroxine
Dosage Forms
Capsule; Liquid; Solution; Syrup
Hydroxine
Indication
For symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension associated with psychoneurosis and as an adjunct in organic disease states in which anxiety is manifested. Useful in the management of pruritus due to allergic conditions such as chronic urticaria.
Hydroxine
Pharmacology
Hydroxyzine, a piperazine antihistamine structurally related to buclizine, cyclizine, and meclizine, is used to treat histamine-mediated pruritus or pruritus due to allergy, nausea and vomiting, and, in combination with an opiate agonist, anxiolytic pain. Hydroxyzine is also used as a perioperative sedative and anxiolytic and to manage acute alcohol withdrawal. Hydroxyzine's active metabolite, cetirizine, is also used as an H1-antagonist.
Hydroxine
Absorption
Rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract
Hydroxine
side effects and Toxicity
Oral, rat LD50: 950 mg/kg. Symptoms of overexposure include hypersedation.
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Patient Information
Hydroxine
Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals