hydroxyzine Pharm.
(haɪˈdrɒksɪziːn)
[f. hydroxy- + piperazine.]
A tranquillizing drug which is usu. administered as the hydrochloride, a white bitter-tasting powder, and is a complex derivative of piperazine.
| 1956 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 16 June 604/1 Hydroxyzine (Atarax) hydrochloride is a new tranquilizing drug that is currently under clinical investigation. 1968 J. H. Burn Lect. Notes Pharmacol. (ed. 9) 59 Hydroxyzine appears to relieve anxiety without impairing critical faculties. |