Atarax. 25 mg. 25 tablets

What Atarax and what it is used
Atarax is psiholeptik anxiolytic action of diphenylmethane derivative. For patients with sleep disorders Atarax adds to the total time of sleep, decrease the overall time of night waking, and reduces muscular tension in anxious patients. Atarax induce bronchodilation has antiemetic activity (antiemetic), and relieving itching under various conditions of urticaria, eczema and dermatitis.

Atarax be used for:
Symptomatic treatment of anxiety in adult;
symptomatic treatment of pruritus (itching);
premedication in surgery.
2. What you should know before taking Atarax
Do not take Atarax:
If you are allergic to the active substance or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine to cetirizine, other dipiperazinovi derivatives, aminophylline or ethylenediamine;
If you suffer from porphyria (a type of metabolic diseases);
If you are an existing QT prolongation;
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Warnings and Precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Atarax
If you are at increased risk of having convulsions;
If you have glaucoma, obstruction of the bladder, bowel peristalsis arrested, myasthenia gravis or dementia;
If you have heart rhythm disorders.
Children and adolescents
Atarax is indicated in children. Your doctor will decide whether this pharmaceutical form Atarax is appropriate for the age, weight and can provide the required dose.

elderly
In elderly patients, the recommended starting with half the recommended dose due to prolonged action of the drug.
Your doctor will decide whether it is necessary to reduce the dose if you have impaired liver or kidney function.

Other medicines and Atarax
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take other medicines.
Do not take Atarax with sedative drugs.
Please pay special attention if you are taking Atarax together with other medicines that suppress the central nervous system or with drugs having anticholinergic properties.

Atarax of food, beverages and alcohol
Atarax not take with alcohol.

Other medicines and Atarax
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take other medicines.
You should not drink alcohol or other sedative medications during treatment with Atarax because its effects may be intensified.

Pregnancy, lactation and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, you may be pregnant or planning to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
Atarax is contraindicated during pregnancy.
Atarax is contraindicated during lactation. There have been serious adverse reactions in nursing infants and infants of mothers treated with hydroxyzine. Therefore breast-feeding should be stopped if necessary treatment Atarax.

Driving and using machines
Atarax can affect the ability to drive and use machines as Atarax can lead to drowsiness.
Do not drive or operate machinery until you find that your ability to perform such activities is not affected.

Atarax tablets contain lactose
If your doctor has told you that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this product.

3. How to take Atarax
Always take this medicine exactly as your told your doctor or pharmacist.
If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist

adults:
Symptomatic treatment of anxiety:
The usual dose is 50 mg daily in three divided doses of 12.5 to 12.5 - 25 mg, ie half tablet in the morning and afternoon and 1 tablet before bedtime. In more severe cases it can be applied up to 300 mg daily.

Symptomatic treatment of pruritus (itching):
The usual initial dose is 25 mg (1 tablet) before resting, as necessary to continue at doses up to 25 mg of 3 to 4 times daily.

Premedication before surgery:
The usual dose is 50 to 200 mg daily taken once or in two divided doses. Atarax usually taken once 1 hour before the surgery, which may be preceded by the application 1 in the evening prior to anesthesia.
Maximum single dose for adults should not exceed 200 mg, the maximum daily dose should not exceed 300 mg.

Use in children
Your doctor will decide whether this pharmaceutical form of Atarax is appropriate for the age, weight and the adoption of the required dose.

The recommended doses are:
Symptomatic treatment of pruritus
Children aged 12 months to 6 years: 1 mg / kg per day to 2,5 mg / kg daily in divided doses.
Children aged from 6: 1 mg / kg per day to 2 mg / kg per day in divided doses.

Premedication before surgery
A single administration of 1 mg / kg 1 hour before the surgery, which may be preceded by a 1 mg / kg in the evening, before anesthesia.

Method of administration:
Atarax tablets should be swallowed with a sufficient amount of fluid (eg one glass of water).

Duration of treatment:
You should take Atarax as long as advised by your doctor.

If you take more dose Atarax
Tell your doctor if you take more than you should.

If you forget to take Atarax
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet. Continue to take Atarax as you have been told your doctor.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Very common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people:
drowsiness.
Common: may affect 1 to 10 users in 100 patients:
sedation;
headache;
dry mouth;
fatigue.
Uncommon: may affect 1 to 10 in every 1000 patients:
anxiety, confusion;
dizziness, insomnia, tremor;
nausea;
malaise, fever.
Rare: may affect 1 to 10 users in 10,000 patients:
hypersensitivity;
disorientation, hallucination;
convulsion, dyskinesia (impaired locomotor activity);
accommodation disorder (adjustment of vision), blurred vision;
tachycardia (increased heart rate);
hypotension;
constipation, vomiting;
pruritus, rash erythematous, maculopapular rash, urticaria, dermatitis;
urinary retention;
change results in the study of liver function.
Very rare: may affect less than 1 in 10,000 patients:
anaphylactic shock;
a heart rhythm disorder;
bronchospasm;
Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, aigionevrotichen edema, fixed drug eruption, increased sweating.
Not known:
hepatitis.
The following adverse reactions have been reported with cetirizine - a major metabolite of hydroxyzine, and may occur with hydroxyzine: thrombocytopenia, aggression, depression, tic, dystonia, numbness, oculogyric crisis (abnormal movements of certain eye muscles), diarrhea, difficulty and painful urination, urinary incontinence, asthenia, edema, weight gain).

If you get any side effects, tell your doctor or pharmacist. This includes all listed in this leaflet.

5. How to store Atarax
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use after the expiry date stated on the carton and blister after "EXP". Expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
No special storage conditions.
Store in the original package to protect from light.

6. Contents of the pack and other information
What does Atarax
The active substance is hidroksizinov hydrochloride. Each tablet contains 25 mg hidroksizinov hydrochloride.
Other ingredients are:
Tablet core: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, silica colloidal anhydrous.
Film-coat: titanium dioxide (E171), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol 400.

Atarax looks like and contents of pack
The film-coated tablets are white, oblong, scored.
Cartons containing 25 tablets.