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What you need to know before you take Zirtek Allergy Solution

Do not take Zirtek Allergy Solution
– if you have a severe kidney disease (severe renal failure with creatinine clearance below
10 ml/min);
– if you are allergic to cetirizine dihydrochloride or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
(listed in section 6), to hydroxyzine or to any piperazine derivatives (closely related active
ingredients of other medicines).
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Zirtek Allergy Solution.
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 (g/l) corresponding to one glass of wine) and cetirizine used at the recommended doses.
However, there are no data available on the safety when higher doses of cetirizine and alcohol are
taken together. Therefore, as it is the case with all antihistamines, it is recommended to avoid taking
Zirtek Allergy Solution with alcohol.
If you are scheduled for allergy testing, ask your doctor if you should stop taking Zirtek Allergy
Solution for several days before testing. This medicine may affect your allergy test results.
Other medicines and Zirtek Allergy Solution
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other
medicines.
Zirtek Allergy Solution with food and drink
Food does not affect absorption of Zirtek Allergy Solution.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask
your doctor for advice before taking this medicine.
Zirtek Allergy Solution should be avoided in pregnant women. Accidental use of the drug by a
pregnant woman should not produce any harmful effects on the foetus. Nevertheless, the medicine
should only be administered if necessary and after medical advice.
Cetirizine passes into breast milk. A risk of side effects in breastfed infants cannot be excluded.
Therefore, you should not take Zirtek Allergy Solution during breast-feeding unless you have
contacted a doctor.
Driving and using machines
Clinical studies have produced no evidence of impaired attention, alertness and driving capabilities
after taking Zirtek Allergy Solution at the recommended dose.
You should closely observe your response to the drug after you have taken Zirtek Allergy Solution if
you are intending to drive, engage in potentially hazardous activities or operate machinery. You
should not exceed the recommended dose.
Zirtek Allergy Solution contains sorbitol; if you have been told by your doctor that you have an
intolerance to some sugars, please contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.
Zirtek Allergy Solution contains methylparahydroxybenzoate (E 218),
propylparahydroxybenzoate (E 216) that may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed)