Comparing Catapres vs Hydroxyzine
| Catapres (clonidine) | Hydroxyzine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for High Blood Pressure. Catapres may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Hydroxyzine may be used to relieve anxiety or itching; however, it causes sedation so can affect a person's ability to drive or operate machinery. It should not be used during pregnancy or while... View more |
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| More about Catapres (clonidine) | More about Hydroxyzine | ||||||||
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Catapres has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 49 ratings on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 10% reported a negative effect. |
Hydroxyzine has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 1411 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
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View all Catapres side effects |
View all Hydroxyzine side effects |
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| Generic Availability | |||||||||
| Lower cost generic approved |
Lower cost generic |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
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| Other clonidine brands include: Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR | Vistaril | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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15 hours |
7 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 378 drugs are known to interact with Catapres:
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A total of 582 drugs are known to interact with Hydroxyzine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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September 03, 1974 |
April 12, 1956 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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