Comparing Cetirizine vs Hydroxyzine
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Prescription and OTC
Cetirizine is an antihistamine that effectively treats allergic reactions such as hay fever or skin reactions caused by insect bites. Although drowsiness with cetirizine is uncommon, cetirizine is... 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 |
Related suggestions Food Allergies
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| More about Cetirizine | More about Hydroxyzine | ||||||||||||||||
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Cetirizine has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 292 ratings on Drugs.com. 46% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
Hydroxyzine has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 1392 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| All Day Allergy, All Day Allergy Children's, Aller-Tec, Aller-Tec Children's, Alleroff, Children's Allergy Relief, Equate Allergy Relief, PediaCare Children's 24-Hour Allergy, Quzyttir, Zyrtec, Zyrtec Hives View more | Vistaril | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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10.6 hours |
7 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of 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 B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 259 drugs are known to interact with Cetirizine:
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A total of 584 drugs are known to interact with Hydroxyzine:
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December 08, 1995 |
April 12, 1956 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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** 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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