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hydroxyzine

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[hahy-drok-suh-zeen] / haɪˈdrɒk səˌzin /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. an antihistaminic compound, C 21 H 27 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergy, nausea, and anxiety.


Etymology

Origin of hydroxyzine

First recorded in 1955–60; hydroxy- + (pipera)zine

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Hennawi zeroed in on three of her prescriptions: hydroxyzine, methocarbamol and gabapentin.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

Those prescriptions—for everything from thiothixene for schizophrenia to hydroxyzine for anxiety—can be filled at one of 320 participating pharmacies around the state, at no cost to the inmate.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2014

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