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BEFORE YOU TAKE CETIRIZINE Oral Solution

DO NOT TAKE Cetirizine Hydrochloride if you: • are allergic to cetirizine hydrochloride, hydroxyzine or any of the other ingredients of Cetirizine Hydrochloride, or to any piperazine derivatives (see Section 6 and end of Section 2). • are breast-feeding, as cetirizine hydrochloride can pass into breast milk. • have severe kidney failure (creatinine clearance less than 10 ml/min). Take special care with Cetirizine Hydrochloride if: • you have kidney problems. Your dose should be adjusted as recommended by a doctor. • you have problems passing urine (like spinal cord problems or prostate or bladder problems), ask your doctor for advice. • you are pregnant. • you suffer from epilepsy or are at risk of convulsions. • you have hereditary intolerance to some sugars. • your symptoms persist, you should get advice from your doctor or pharmacist. • you are due to have an allergy test, as this medicine may affect your allergy test result. Taking other medicines Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. Especially tell your doctor if you are taking: • theophylline which is taken for some heart conditions or breathing disorders like asthma or bronchitis. • central nervous system depressants e.g. barbiturates which are used as sedatives or anaesthetics. Taking Cetirizine Hydrochloride with food and drink Food does not affect absorption of Cetirizine Hydrochloride. You must avoid alcohol consumption while you are taking this medicine, as with all antihistamine medicines. Pregnancy and breast-feeding Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine during pregnancy. • Do not take Cetirizine Hydrochloride if you are breast-feeding. • Only take this medicine during pregnancy if advised to do so by your doctor. Cetirizine passes into breast milk. A risk of side effects in breastfed infants cannot be excluded. Therefore, you should not take Cetirizine Hydrochloride during breast-feeding unless you have contacted a doctor. Driving and using machines Cetirizine Hydrochloride does not usually cause drowsiness at the recommended dose. However, individuals react differently, so do not drive or operate machinery until you know how it affects you. Important information about some of the ingredients of Cetirizine Hydrochloride Cetirizine hydrochloride contains: • sorbitol (E420): this medicine contains 4500 mg sorbitol per 10 ml dose which is equivalent to 450 mg/ml. Sorbitol is a source of fructose. If your doctor has told you that you (or your child) have an intolerance to some sugars or if you have been diagnosed with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI), a rare genetic disorder in which a person cannot break down fructose, talk to your doctor before you (or your child) take or receive this medicine. Sorbitol may cause gastrointestinal discomfort and mild laxative effect. • propylene glycol: this medicine contains 501.52 mg propylene glycol per 10 ml dose which is equivalent to 50.15 mg/ml. • methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) and propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) which may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed). • sodium: this medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per 10 ml, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’. • ethanol: this medicine contains 0.0525 mg of alcohol (ethanol) in each 10 ml which is equivalent to 0.00065625 v/v%. The amount in 10 ml of this medicine is equivalent to less than 1 ml beer or 1 ml wine. The small amount of alcohol in this medicine will not have any noticeable effects.