• Adults and children over 12 years: 1 tablet once daily

• Children aged 6–12 years: half a tablet (5mg) twice daily.

• Not recommended for children under 6 years (tablets)

Active Ingredient: cetirizine dihydrochloride.

Other ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, lactose-monohydrate, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, Opadry Y-1-7000 (hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (E 464), titanium dioxide (E 171), macrogol 400).

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking:

• 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.

• If you are scheduled for allergy testing. This medicine may affect your allergy test results.

Children:

• Do not give this medicine to children below the age of 6 years because the tablet formulation does not allow the necessary dose adjustments.

Other medicines

• Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

Alcohol

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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 at the recommended dose. You should closely observe your response to the drug if you intend to drive, engage in potentially hazardous activities or operate machinery. You should not exceed the recommended dose.

• Keep out of the sight and reach of children.

• Do not use this medicine after the ‘EXP’ date shown on the pack.

• Store below 25ºC. Protect from sunlight.