Adults and children 12 years old and over: 10mg once daily as 10ml oral solution (2 full measuring spoons).
Children aged between 6-12 years: 5mg twice daily as 5 ml (one full measuring spoon) twice daily.
Children aged between 2 and 6 years: 2.5mg twice daily as 2.5ml oral solution (a half-measuring spoon) twice daily.
Note: You must be aged over 18 years to purchase this product.
Note: Always read the patient information leaflet before using this medicine.
Warnings
Do not take cetrizine
• If you have a severe kidney disease (severe renal failure with creatinine clearance below 10 ml/min).
• If you are allergic to cetirizine dihydrochloride, to any of the other ingredients listed on the product, to hydroxyzine or to any piperazine derivatives (closely related active ingredients of other medicines).
• For longer than 30 days continuously without consulting your doctor.
• Cetirizine should not be taken by pregnant women without consulting your doctor.
• Cetirizine is a non-drowsy drug in most people however, if you drive or operate machinery or take part in hazardous activities while taking this medication, you should closely observe your response to the drug.
Common Side Effects (up to 1 in 10 patients)
Dizziness, diarrhoea, nausea, dry mouth, fatigue, somnolence, pharyngitis, rhinitis (in children).
