Atrax 10mg,
Each tablet contains : Hydroxyzine hydrochloride 10 mg .
Company Name
CID
Therapeutic Group
TRANQUILLIZERS
Pharmaceutical form
Tablet
Package
Box of 20 tablets
Indications
-Atarax is a drug of choice in the treatment of many dermatologic allergies specially those associated with pruritis. - Atarax is indicated for the symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension , and as an adjunct in organic disease states in which anxiety is manifested e.g. in cardiac patients to allay anxiety - Atarax is used as a sedative in : • Premedication . • Following general anesthesia. • Atarax has antiemetic effect and is used in :Post operative nausea and vomiting Motion sickness and vertigo
Warning & Precautions
- As Atarax may produce drowsiness , patients should not drive or operate machinery and should avoid alcoholic drink . - As Atarax may potentiate the effect of CNS depressant drugs, their dosage should be reduced by 50% . - The dosage should be adjusted on individual basis in preanesthetic medication and in elderly patients . - Use with caution in closed angle glaucoma , urinary retention , prostatic hypertrophy or pyloroduodenal obstruction . - In primary biliary cirrhosis adjust frequency , once daily, as elimination half-life is prolonged .
Product Type
human
Dosage
Adults - Pruritis : 25mg three or four times a day . - Anxiety : 50 to 100 mg four times a day . - Pre and post operative sedation : 50 to 100mg . Children: - Over 6 years , initial dose 10 to 25 mg daily increased if necessary to 50 to 100 mg in divided doses. - Pre and post operative sedation : 0.6 mg / kg body weight
Adverse Reactions
- Dry mouth or drowsiness may occur, it is usually mild and transitory . - With higher doses, involuntary motor activity may be seen. - Hypersensitivity reactions have occurred. - Some alterations of T-waves may occur in ECG.
Contra Indications
- Hypersensitivity to hydroxyzine. - Pregnancy specially in early months and lactation . - Patients with acute porphyria.
Drug Interactions
- Hydroxyzine may enhance the sedative effects of CNS depressants. - Hydroxyzine has an additive antimuscarinic action with other antimuscarinic drugs, such as atropine and some antidepressants.
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