Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg Capsule, 500-count
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This medicine belongs to the Antihistamine class.
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Hydroxyzine is used to relieve itching caused by allergic skin reactions, to relieve anxiety and tension, and as a sedative before and after general anesthesia for surgery. Hydroxyzine is in a class of medications called antihistamines. It works by blocking the action of histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergic symptoms. It also works by decreasing activity in the brain.
Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗- Hydroxyzine is most often used to relieve anxiety and tension, or to control itching from allergic conditions like hives or eczema. It's also used as a calming medication before su...
- Drowsiness is the most common side effect — it's actually how the medication works, so some sleepiness is expected, especially when you first start. For most people it gets better...
- This is really important to go over with your pharmacist or doctor, because hydroxyzine interacts with a number of common drugs. Combining it with alcohol, opioid pain medicines, s...
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| Price system | Per ea | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | $0.082 | $41.00 / 500 capsules |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $0.1902 | $95.10 / 500 capsules |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · Q2 2026 | $0.1145 | $57.25 / 500 capsules |
| Medicare Part B allowsASP · Q0177 | No ASP payment limit on file for Q0177 this quarter. | |
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| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 00115-1804-01 | Amneal | 100 capsules | $0.082 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mgthis 00185-0676-05 | Sandoz | 500 capsules | $0.082 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 00555-0302-02 | Teva | 100 capsules | $0.082 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 14539-0675-01 | Heritage | 100 capsules | $0.082 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 50268-0399-50 | AvPAK | 50 capsules | $0.082 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 60687-0707-01 | American | 100 capsules | $0.082 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 62135-0817-12 | Chartwell | 120 capsules | $0.082 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 00615-8420-39 | NCS | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 50090-5933-01 | A-S | 20 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 50090-7540-00 | A-S | 12 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 51407-0002-01 | Golden | 100 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 51655-0252-52 | Northwind | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 66267-0556-90 | NuCare | 90 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 67046-0831-03 | Coupler | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 68071-3583-09 | NuCare | 90 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 68788-8789-03 | Preferred | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 70518-3232-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 60 capsules | — | AB | Discontinued | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 70518-4463-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 21 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 71335-1265-01 | Bryant | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 71335-1923-01 | Bryant | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 71335-2076-01 | Bryant | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 72189-0315-90 | DirectRx | 90 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 72189-0480-30 | Direct_Rx | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg 76420-0921-01 | Asclemed | 100 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 82868-0046-30 | Northwind | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 87441-0041-01 | Unit | 30 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Hydroxyzine pamoate 50 mg 87441-0042-01 | Unit | 500 capsules | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
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This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
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| 00185-0676-01 | 100 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (0185-0676-01) | $0.0820 / ea | $8.20 | 2021-09-14 | Active |
| 00185-0676-05 You're viewing this | 500 CAPSULE in 1 BOTTLE (0185-0676-05) | $0.0820 / ea | $40.98 | 2021-09-14 | Active |
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This pack effectively ties for the lowest per-ea cost of the 2 priced pack sizes ($0.0820 NADAC).
In Medicaid, this is the most-dispensed pack of this product — about 68% of fills over the last four reported quarters. See all packs ↓
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📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS For symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension associated with psychoneurosis and as an adjunct in organic disease states in which anxiety is manifested. Useful in the management of pruritus due to allergic conditions such as chronic urticaria and atopic and contact dermatoses, and in histamine-mediated pruritus. As a sedative when used as premedication and following general anesthesia, hydroxyzine may potentiate meperidine (Demerol ® ) and barbiturates, so their use in pre-anesthetic adjunctive therapy should be modified on an individual basis.
Atropine and other belladonna alkaloids are not affected by the drug. Hydroxyzine is not known to interfere with the action of digitalis in any way and it may be used concurrently with this agent. The effectiveness of hydroxyzine as an antianxiety agent for long-term use, that is, more than 4 months, has not been assessed by systematic clinical studies.
The physician should reassess periodically the usefulness of the drug for the individual patient.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE For symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension associated with psychoneurosis and as an adjunct in organic disease states in which anxiety is manifested: in adults, 50 mg to 100 mg q.i.d.; children under 6 years, 50 mg daily in divided doses; and over 6 years, 50 mg to 100 mg daily in divided doses. For use in the management of pruritus due to allergic conditions such as chronic urticaria and atopic and contact dermatoses, and in histamine-mediated pruritus: in adults, 25 mg t.i.d. or q.i.d.; children under 6 years, 50 mg daily in divided doses; and over 6 years, 50 mg to 100 mg daily in divided doses.
As a sedative when used as a premedication and following general anesthesia: 50 mg to 100 mg in adults, and 0.6 mg/kg in children. When treatment is initiated by the intramuscular route of administration, subsequent doses may be administered orally. As with all medications, the dosage should be adjusted according to the patient’s response to therapy.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS Hydroxyzine, when administered to the pregnant mouse, rat, and rabbit, induced fetal abnormalities in the rat and mouse at doses substantially above the human therapeutic range. Clinical data in human beings are inadequate to establish safety in early pregnancy. Until such data are available, hydroxyzine is contraindicated in early pregnancy.
Hydroxyzine is contraindicated in patients with a prolonged QT interval. Hydroxyzine pamoate is contraindicated for patients who have shown a previous hypersensitivity to any component of this medication. Hydroxyzine is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to hydroxyzine products, and in patients with known hypersensitivity to cetirizine hydrochloride or levocetirizine hydrochloride.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS Nursing Mothers It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Since many drugs are so excreted, hydroxyzine should not be given to nursing mothers.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS Side effects reported with the administration of hydroxyzine pamoate are usually mild and transitory in nature. Skin and Appendages Oral hydroxyzine hydrochloride is associated with Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP) and fixed drug eruptions in post-marketing reports. Anticholinergic Dry mouth.
Central Nervous System Drowsiness is usually transitory and may disappear in a few days of continued therapy or upon reduction of the dose. Involuntary motor activity, including rare instances of tremor and convulsions, has been reported, usually with doses considerably higher than those recommended. Clinically significant respiratory depression has not been reported at recommended doses.
Cardiac System QT prolongation, Torsade de Pointes. In post-marketing experience, the following additional undesirable effects have been reported: Body as a Whole Allergic reaction Nervous System Headache Psychiatric Hallucination Skin and Appendages Pruritus, rash, urticaria To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Sandoz Inc. at 1-800-525-8747 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
🧓 Geriatric Use ▾
Geriatric Use A determination has not been made whether controlled clinical studies of hydroxyzine pamoate included sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to define a difference in response from younger subjects. Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal or cardiac function and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.
The extent of renal excretion of hydroxyzine pamoate has not been determined. Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selections. Sedating drugs may cause confusion and over sedation in the elderly; elderly patients generally should be started on low doses of hydroxyzine pamoate and observed closely.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE The most common manifestation of overdosage of hydroxyzine pamoate is hypersedation. Other reported signs and symptoms were convulsions, stupor, nausea and vomiting. As in the management of overdosage with any drug, it should be borne in mind that multiple agents may have been taken.
If vomiting has not occurred spontaneously, it should be induced. Immediate gastric lavage is also recommended. General supportive care, including frequent monitoring of the vital signs and close observation of the patient, is indicated.
Hypotension, though unlikely, may be controlled with intravenous fluids and vasopressors ( do not use epinephrine as hydroxyzine counteracts its pressor action ). Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate Injection, USP, may be used to counteract central nervous system depressant effects. Hydroxyzine overdose may cause QT prolongation and Torsade de Pointes.
ECG monitoring is recommended in cases of hydroxyzine overdose. There is no specific antidote. It is doubtful that hemodialysis would be of any value in the treatment of overdosage with hydroxyzine.
However, if other agents such as barbiturates have been ingested concomitantly, hemodialysis may be indicated. There is no practical method to quantitate hydroxyzine in body fluids or tissue after its ingestion or administration.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Hydroxyzine pamoate is unrelated chemically to the phenothiazines, reserpine, meprobamate, or the benzodiazepines. Hydroxyzine pamoate is not a cortical depressant, but its action may be due to a suppression of activity in certain key regions of the subcortical area of the central nervous system. Primary skeletal muscle relaxation has been demonstrated experimentally.
Bronchodilator activity, and antihistaminic and analgesic effects have been demonstrated experimentally and confirmed clinically. An antiemetic effect, both by the apomorphine test and the veriloid test, has been demonstrated. Pharmacological and clinical studies indicate that hydroxyzine in therapeutic dosage does not increase gastric secretion or acidity and in most cases has mild antisecretory activity.
Hydroxyzine is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and hydroxyzine pamoate clinical effects are usually noted within 15 to 30 minutes after oral administration.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Hydroxyzine Pamoate Capsules, USP, for oral administration, are available as 25 mg (equivalent to 25 mg hydroxyzine hydrochloride) are light green/dark green capsules imprinted “E 613” and supplied as: NDC 0185-0674-01 bottles of 100 NDC 0185-0674-05 bottles of 500 NDC 0185-0674-10 bottles of 1000 50 mg (equivalent to 50 mg hydroxyzine hydrochloride) are dark green/white capsules imprinted “E 615” and supplied as: NDC 0185-0676-01 bottles of 100 NDC 0185-0676-05 bottles of 500 NDC 0185-0676-10 bottles of 1000 Storage Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature].
Protect from moisture. Dispense contents in a tight, light-resistant container as defined in the USP, with a child-resistant closure, as required. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. Manufactured in India by Sandoz Private Ltd., for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540 46309877 Rev. June 2022
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION Hydroxyzine pamoate is a light yellow, practically odorless powder practically insoluble in water and methanol and freely soluble in dimethylformamide. It is chemically designated as (±)-2-[2-[4-(p-Chloro-α-phenylbenzyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethoxy]ethanol 4,4’-methylenebis[3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate] (1:1) [10246-75-0] and can be structurally represented as follows: C 21 H 27 CIN 2 O 2 •C 23 H 16 O 6 M.W. 763.27 Each capsule, for oral administration, contains hydroxyzine pamoate equivalent to hydroxyzine hydrochloride 25 mg or 50 mg.
In addition, each capsule contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate (potato), and sodium lauryl sulfate. The capsule shell contains the following ingredients: D&C Yellow #10, FD&C Green #3, FD&C Yellow #6, gelatin, and titanium dioxide. The edible imprinting ink contains the following ingredients: black iron oxide, D&C Yellow #10, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Blue #2, FD&C Red #40, propylene glycol, and shellac glaze.
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