Comparing Hydralazine vs Hydroxyzine
| Hydralazine | Hydroxyzine |
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| Hydralazine | Hydroxyzine |
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Prescription only
Hydralazine lowers blood pressure (BP) but also stimulates the heart which may increase the heart rate and lead to angina symptoms. It is not a preferred agent for BP-lowering but may be used in... View more |
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 Hydralazine | More about Hydroxyzine | ||||||||||||||||
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Hydralazine has an average rating of 3.0 out of 10 from a total of 92 ratings on Drugs.com. 13% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 73% reported a negative effect. |
Hydroxyzine has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 1409 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. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Hydralazine side effects |
View all Hydroxyzine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Apresoline | Vistaril | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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2.3 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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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 412 drugs are known to interact with Hydralazine:
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A total of 581 drugs are known to interact with Hydroxyzine:
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January 15, 1953 |
April 12, 1956 |
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N/A |
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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