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Cetirizine

Other Brand Names: Zyrtec

Revised:4/1/2000

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Side Effects and Interactions

Taking the Medicine

Special Precautions

Overview

Zyrtec is a relatively new antihistamine used to treat allergies such as hay fever. It alleviates symptoms of runny nose, itchy, red, watery eyes, and sneezing.

Zyrtec has also been found to be helpful against hives and itching of the skin.

Unlike Seldane and Hismanal it does not appear to interact with other drugs or cause heart rhythm irregularities.

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