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What you need to know before you take Zirtek Allergy Relief

Do NOT take Zirtek Allergy Relief
• if you have a severe kidney disease (severe renal failure with creatinine clearance below 10 ml/min);
• if you are allergic to cetirizine dihydrochloride, to any of the other ingredients (listed in section 6), to hydroxyzine or to any piperazine derivatives (closely related active ingredients of other medicines).

Warning and precautions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Zirtek Allergy Relief.
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 Relief with alcohol.
If you are scheduled for allergy testing, ask your doctor if you should stop taking Zirtek Allergy Relief for several days before 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 and Zirtek Allergy Relief
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

Zirtek Allergy Relief with food and drink

Food does not affect absorption of Zirtek Allergy Relief.

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 Relief 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 Relief 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 Relief at the recommended dose.
You should closely observe your response to the drug after you have taken Zirtek Allergy Relief if you are intending to drive, engage in potentially hazardous activities or operate machinery. You should not exceed the recommended dose.
Zirtek Allergy Relief contains lactose
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, please contact your doctor before taking these tablets.