Artiz 10 mg Tablet 30pcs

What Cetirizine is and what it is used for:

• • Cetirizine belongs to a group of drugs called antihistamines.

• • These medicines help to relieve the symptoms of some allergies.

• • This medicine is used to relieve:

• • symptoms of hay fever and other allergies such as sneezing, runny nose and burning, itchy eyes

• • symptoms of skin allergies such as rash, itching or urticaria (hives).

What you need to know before you use Cetirizine:

Do not use Cetirizine:

Do not use this medicine if :

• • You are allergic (hypersensitive) to cetirizine hydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine

• • You have serious kidney problems

• • You have lactose intolerance

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if you:

• • Have renal problem

• • Have epilepsy or are at risk of convulsions.

• • Have predisposition factor of urinary retention (e.g.

• • spinal cord lesion or prostatic hyperplasia) as cetirizine increases the risk of urinary retention.

• • Avoid alcoholic drink while you are taking this medicine

Other medicines and Cetirizine:

• • Cetirizine is not expected to interact with other medicines:
    Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines

How to use Cetirizine:

• • Cetirizine is for oral use

Adults and children above 12 years old:

• • 5-10 mg daily, depending on the severity of the symptoms

Children between 2 and 12 years old:

• • 5-5 mg daily, depending on the severity of the symptoms

• • Your doctor will adapt the dose if you have renal impairment

• • The duration of treatment depends on the type, duration and course of your complaints.

• • Please ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.

• • Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant or if you are breast-feeding

Possible side effects:

The following side effects are rare or very rare, but you must stop taking the medicine and speak to your doctor straight away if you notice them:

• • Allergic reactions, including severe reactions and angioedema (serious allergic reaction which causes swelling of the face or throat).

• • These reactions may start soon after you first take the medicine, or it might start later.

How to store Cetirizine:

• • Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

• • Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the box and blister.

• • The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

• This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.