Vistaril in Allergy
- 1 November 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 28 (5) , 561-563
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1960.11713120
Abstract
A series of 154 allergic patients were treated with Vistaril. The drug was effective in allergic rhinitis, urticaria, and pruritus of any allergic cause. It was not effective in asthma. Vistaril has a wide spectrum of action and had a high degree of patient acceptance. Duration of action in most cases was 8 to 10 hours or more. The main side effect was drowsiness. Serious side effects were not encountered.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Antispasmodic properties of hydroxyzine (atarax)Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 1959
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax) in chronic urticaria and in allergic manifestationsJournal of Allergy, 1958
- Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias with hydroxyzine∗The American Journal of Cardiology, 1958