Noun: Atarax 'a-tu,raks
- A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
"The doctor prescribed Atarax for her anxiety";
- hydroxyzine hydrochloride, hydroxyzine, Vistaril
Type of: antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser [Brit], minor tranquillizer
Encyclopedia: Atarax