Vistaril


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Noun1.Vistaril - a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sicknessVistaril - a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer - a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
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If anxiety is driving the chief complaint, consider Vistaril or consult with psychiatrist.
The use of minor tranquilizers should be kept to a minimum (Oxazepam or Vistaril).
It is also claimed that Rowe, mother of Price and Paris Jackson, will allege that Jackson was routinely injected with painkiller Demerol and sedative Vistaril, each time he went to Klein's office.
She is planning to point the finger at his ex-doctor Arnold Klein, claiming he was ordered to inject the star with Vistaril and Demerol every time he came to his office.
Patient was given Demerol 50 mg and Vistaril 25 mg IM.
The medications included an antihistamine, a H-2 blocker such as Pepcid, and hydroxyzine (Vistaril) at night for itching.
In addition to doxylamine and diphenhydramine, we can consider using dimen-hydrinate (Dramamine), meclizine (An-tivert), hydroxyzine (Vistaril, Atarax), and cetirizine (Zyrtec).
Phenergan, Tigan, Compazine, Vistaril) provide considerable relief.
Three studies revealed DHE plus metoclopramide was more effective than or equal to other agents for headache pain reduction at 2 hours: one vs ketorolac IM (OR=7; 95% CI, 0.86-56.89), one vs meperidine (Demerol) plus hydroxyzine (Vistaril, Atarax) IM (OR=47.67; 95% CI, 4.32-526.17), and one vs valproate IV (OR=0.67; 95% CI, 0.19-2.33).
The newly diagnosed interstitial cystitis patient is usually offered multimodality-specific therapy in the form of agents such as pentosan poly-sulfate sodium (Elmiron) to restore the protective mucosal glycosaminoglycans layer of the bladder, tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil) to reduce pain and relax the bladder, and antihistamines--especially hydroxyzine (Atarax and Vistaril)--to suppress histamine release from bladder wall mast cells.