País: Irlanda
Língua: inglês
Origem: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Eireceutica Limited
CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
10mg Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
Product not subject to medical prescription
Authorised
0000-00-00
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER CETIRELIEF ALLERGY 10MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Cetirizine dihydrochloride READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor, nurse or pharmacist have told you. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. - You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 days. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Cetirelief Allergy is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Cetirelief Allergy 3. How to take Cetirelief Allergy 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Cetirelief Allergy 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT CETIRELIEF ALLERGY IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Cetirizine dihydrochloride is the active ingredient of Cetirelief Allergy. Cetirelief Allergy is an antiallergic medication. In adults and children aged 6 years and above, Cetirelief Allergy is indicated - for the relief of nasal and ocular symptoms of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis. - for the relief of chronic nettle rash (chronic idiopathic urticaria). You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 days. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE CETIRELIEF ALLERGY DO NOT TAKE CETIRELIEF ALLERGY - if you are allergic to cetirizine dihydrochloride, any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6), to hydroxyzine Leia o documento completo
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Cetirelief Allergy 10mg Film-coated Tablets. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 10 mg cetirizine dihydrochloride Excipients with known effect: Each film-coated tablet contains 117 mg lactose monohydrate. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. Film-coated, white or almost white convex, oval shaped, tablets. Scored on one side. The tablets are marked “C” on one side, “J” and “E” on either side of a central division line on the reverse. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS In adults and paediatric patients 6 year and above: - Cetirizine is indicated for the relief of nasal and ocular symptoms of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis. - Cetirizine is indicated for the relief of symptoms of chronic idiopathic urticaria. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology Children aged from 6 to 12 years: 5 mg twice daily (a half tablet twice daily). Adults and adolescents over 12 years of age: 10 mg once daily (1 tablet). The tablets need to be swallowed with a glass of liquid. Elderly subjects: data do not suggest that the dose needs to be reduced in elderly subjects provided that the renal function is normal. Patients with moderate to severe renal impairment: there are no data to document the efficacy/safety ratio in patients with renal impairement. Since cetirizine is mainly excreted via renal route (see section 5.2), in cases no alternative treatment can be used, the dosing intervals must be individualized according to renal function. Refer to the following table and adjust the dose as indicated. To use this dosing table, an estimate of the patient’s creatinine clearance (CLcr) i Leia o documento completo