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Description
Anti-Hist Allergy is an antiallergic medication. In adults and children aged 6 years and above, Anti-Hist Allergy is indicated for the relief of nasal and ocular symptoms of seasonal & perennial allergic rhinitis and for the relief of chronic nettle rash (chronic idiopathic urticaria). Cetirizine dihydrochloride is the active ingredient of Anti-Hist Allergy.
Directions for use:
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist have told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. These guidelines apply unless your doctor has given you different instructions on how to use AntiHist Allergy. Please follow these instructions, otherwise Anti-Hist Allergy may not be fully effective. Tablets need to be swallowed with a glass of liquid.
- Adults and adolescents above 12 years old The recommended dose is 10 mg once daily as 1 tablet.
- Children between 6 and 12 years old The recommended dose is 5 mg twice daily as a half tablet twice daily.
Warnings:
Do not take Anti-Hist Allergy
if you are allergic to cetirizine dihydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed below).
if you are allergic to hydroxyzine or piperazine derivatives (closely related active substances of other medicines).
if you have a severe kidney disease (severe renal failure with creatinine clearance below 10 ml/min).
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Anti-Hist Allergy If you are a patient with renal insufficiency, please ask your doctor for advice; if necessary, you will take a lower dose. The new dose will be determined by your doctor. If you have problems passing urine (like spinal cord problems or prostate or bladder problems), please ask your doctor for advice.
If you are an epileptic patient or a patient at risk of convulsions, you should ask your doctor for advice. No clinically significant interactions have been observed between alcohol (at the blood level of 0.5 per mille corresponding to one glass of wine) and cetirizine used at the recommended doses.
Contains:
The active substance is cetirizine dihydrochloride. Each film-coated tablet contains 10 mg cetirizine dihydrochloride. - The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, maize starch, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, talc, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 4000 and sodium citrate.
Keep all medicines out the sight and reach of children.
Always consult the Patient Information Leaflet before using this medicine.
