Uses For Atarax
Buclizine, cyclizine, and meclizine are used to prevent and treat nausea, vomiting, and dizziness associated with motion sickness, and vertigo (dizziness caused by other medical problems).
Some of these preparations are available only with your doctor’s prescription. Others are available without a prescription; however, your doctor may have special instructions on the proper dose of the medicine for your medical condition.
Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, some of these medicines are used in certain patients to prevent the following medical conditions:
* Nausea and vomiting following surgery
* Nausea and vomiting following cancer radiation treatment
Atarax Generic Names: meclizine, buclizine, and cyclizine (Oral route, Parenteral route)
Atarax commonly used brand name(s):
In the U.S.
* Antivert
* Antivert/25
* Antivert/50
* Atarax
* Compazine
* Permitil
* Prolixin
* Torecan
* Trilafon
* Vistaril
* Xyzal
* Zyrtec
In Canada
* Moditen Hydrochloride
* Pms-Hydroxyzine
* Pms-Perphenazine
* Stemetil
* Trilafon Concentrate
Atarax Available Dosage Forms:
* Tablet
* Capsule
* Suspension
* Syrup
* Tablet, Chewable
* Capsule, Extended Release
* Solution
* Liquid
* Elixir
