Hydroxyzine
別名: Atarax, Vistaril, Masmoran, Ucerax
- **Drowsiness is common**: Your pet may seem sleepy or lethargic, especially when starting the medication. This is normal, but contact your veterinarian if it seems excessive. - **Working Dogs**: This medication can impede the performance and alertness of working, hunting, or service dogs. - **Consistency is key**: Antihistamines often work best when given consistently to *prevent* allergic flare-ups rather than treating them once they are severe. - **Allergy Testing**: If your pet is scheduled for intradermal skin allergy testing, you will need to stop this medication 3 to 7 days prior. Consult your veterinarian for exact timing. - **Do not double dose**: If you miss a dose, give it when you remember, but never give two doses at once.
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- For pruritus
- For pruritus
- For frequently recurrent idiopathic lower urinary tract disease
- General
- General
- General
- For pruritus associated with allergies, feather picking, or self-mutilation
- For pruritus associated with allergies, feather picking, or self-mutilation
- As an antipruritic/antihistamine
- For flea allergy dermatitis
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Sedation (most common, usually mild and transient in dogs)
- Hyperexcitability (occasional paradoxical reaction)
- Fine rapid tremors (dogs)
- Whole body tremors (dogs)
- Seizures (rare in dogs)
- Polydipsia (cats)
- Depression (cats)
- Behavioral changes (cats)
- Sedation / Lethargy
- Dry mouth
- Urinary retention
- Gastrointestinal upset
- Paradoxical excitation (rare)
注意事項與禁忌
- Hypersensitivity to hydroxyzine or its metabolites (e.g., cetirizine)
- Known hypersensitivity to hydroxyzine or cetirizine
- Early pregnancy (teratogenic in some animal models)
- Use with caution in patients with **prostatic hypertrophy**, **bladder neck obstruction**, **severe cardiac failure**, **angle-closure glaucoma**, or **pyeloduodenal obstruction** due to its anticholinergic effects. > **Pregnancy Warning**: At doses substantially greater than those used therapeutically, hydroxyzine has been shown to be teratogenic in lab animals. Use during pregnancy (particularly during the first trimester) only when the benefits outweigh the risks (FDA Category C). It is unknown if hydroxyzine enters maternal milk, but its active metabolite cetirizine does.
藥物相互作用
- Anticholinergic agents: Additive anticholinergic effects may occur when used concomitantly.
- CNS Depressant Drugs (e.g., barbiturates, tranquilizers): Additive CNS depression may be seen.
- Epinephrine: Hydroxyzine may inhibit or reverse the vasopressor effects of epinephrine; use norepinephrine or metaraminol instead.
- CNS Depressants (e.g., opioids, barbiturates, gabapentin): Additive CNS depression and sedation
常見問題
Hydroxyzine用於寵物有甚麼用途？
- **Drowsiness is common**: Your pet may seem sleepy or lethargic, especially when starting the medication. This is normal, but contact your veterinarian if it seems excessive. - **Working Dogs**: This medication can impede the performance and alertness of working, hunting, or service dogs. - **Consistency is key**: Antihistamines often work best when given consistently to *prevent* allergic flare-ups rather than treating them once they are severe. - **Allergy Testing**: If your pet is scheduled for intradermal skin allergy testing, you will need to stop this medication 3 to 7 days prior. Consult your veterinarian for exact timing. - **Do not double dose**: If you miss a dose, give it when you remember, but never give two doses at once.
Hydroxyzine對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。