Hydroxyzine
Vistaril and generics
Antihistamine, anxiolytic, antiemetic
| C | 3 | No | Yes | No |
| Key |
- Tabs (HCl salt): 10, 25, 50 mg
- Caps (pamoate salt): 25, 50, 100 mg
- Oral syrup (HCl salt): 10 mg/5 mL (120, 473 mL); may contain alcohol, parabens, and propylene glycol
- Oral solution (HCl salt): 10 mg/5 mL (473 mL); may contain sodium benzoate
- Injection for IM use (HCl salt): 25 mg/mL (1 mL), 50 mg/mL (1, 2 mL); may contain benzyl alcohol
- NOTE: Pamoate and HCL salts are equivalent in regard to mg of hydroxyzine.
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Hydroxyzine." Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309405/0/Hydroxyzine.
Hydroxyzine. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309405/0/Hydroxyzine. Accessed October 1, 2026.
Hydroxyzine. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309405/0/Hydroxyzine
Hydroxyzine [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 October 01]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309405/0/Hydroxyzine.
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