Hydroxyzine Oral Solution

Generic name: hydroxyzine hydrochloride
Dosage form: oral solution
Drug classes:Antihistamines, Miscellaneous anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 1, 2022.

Hydroxyzine Oral Solution Description

Hydroxyzine hydrochloride is designated chemically as (±)-2-[2-[4-(p-Chloro-α-phenylbenzyl)-1- piperazinyl]ethoxy]ethanol dihydrochloride. The structural formula is as follows:

Inactive Ingredients for Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP are: citric acid anhydrous, peppermint flavor, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sucrose and purified water. It may also contain citric acid anhydrous or sodium citrate for pH adjustment. The pH range is 2.8 and 4.2.

Hydroxyzine Oral Solution - Clinical Pharmacology

Hydroxyzine hydrochloride is unrelated chemically to the phenothiazines, reserpine, meprobamate, or the benzodiazepines.

Hydroxyzine hydrochloride is not a cortical depressant, but its action may be due to suppression of activity in certain key regions of the subcortical area of the central nervous system. Primary skeletal muscle relaxa...