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Price $14.00
10 tablets per strip
Wt. 0gm
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Cetrizine(10mg)
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What is
Cetrizine(10mg)
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Cetirizine is a potent and highly selective antagonist of the peripheral histamine H1-receptor on effector cells in the GI tract, blood vessels and respiratory tract.
Absorption: Absorbed rapidly from the GI tract (oral); peak plasma concentrations after 1 hr. Rate, but not extent, of absorption altered by food.
Distribution: Enters breast milk; crosses the blood-brain barrier (insignificant amounts). Protein-binding: Highly bound.
Excretion: Via the urine (as unchanged); 10 hr (elimination half-life).
Storage
Oral: Store at 20-25°C. Syr: Can also refrigerate at 2-8°C.
Dosage
Adult: 10 mg once daily or 5 mg bid.
Child: 6 mth-2 yr: 2.5 mg once daily (up to 2.5 mg bid in children =12 mth) ; 2-5 yr: 5 mg once daily or 2.5 mg bid; >6 yr: 10 mg once daily or 5 mg bid.
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Side Effects
Somnolence, insomnia, malaise, headache, dizziness; GI discomfort, dry mouth, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting; occasional hypersensitivity; epistaxis, pharyngitis, bronchospasm.
Precautions
Hepatic or renal impairment; elderly; tasks requiring mental alertness eg, driving or operating heavy machinery; pregnancy.
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