Comparing Hydroxyzine vs Sleep Aid
| Hydroxyzine | Sleep Aid (doxylamine) |
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| Hydroxyzine | Sleep Aid (doxylamine) |
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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 |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Insomnia. Sleep Aid may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Hydroxyzine | More about Sleep Aid (doxylamine) | ||||||||
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Hydroxyzine has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 1404 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Sleep Aid has an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 from a total of 7 ratings on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% 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 Hydroxyzine side effects |
View all Sleep Aid side effects |
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| Generic Availability | |||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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N/A |
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| Brand Names | |||||||||
| Vistaril | Other doxylamine brands include: Nighttime Sleepaid, Unisom SleepTabs | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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7 hours |
N/A |
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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 N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 581 drugs are known to interact with Hydroxyzine:
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A total of 319 drugs are known to interact with Sleep Aid:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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April 12, 1956 |
N/A |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
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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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