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What is/are Cetirizine and Pseudoephedrine?

CETIRIZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE represents a category of an antihistamine and decongestant. This category of drugs is used for the treatment or prevention of symptoms of allergies. It lessens congestion, sneezing, wet nose, and itching in the nose or throat. It also helps to relieve itchy, watery, as well as irritated red eyes. This medicine can also be prescribed for other purposes; please ask your health care provider for more information on its use.

What should I inform my health care provider of before I start taking this medicine?

You should inform your doctor if you observe any of the below provided conditions:

• diabetes disease of the blood vessels
• difficulty urinating glaucoma
• high blood pressure
• kidney illness
• prostate problems
• untreated thyroid problems
• extraordinary allergic reaction to cetirizine
• hydroxyzine
• foods, dyes
• pregnant or planning to become pregnant
• breast-feeding mothers

What are the best use instructions for this medicine?

This medicine should be taken by mouth with a full glass of water. The instructions on the prescription label should be followed carefully. The tablets should not be crushed and they are not recommended for chewing. This medicine has best effects when taken both simultaneously with the meal and without it. It should be taken at defined intervals, no more than every 12 hours. Do not take the medicine at more doses than prescribed. Take all the quantity of your prescribed medicine even if you go to improvement. The prescribed doses should not be skipped.

Please consult your health care provider on the use of the medicine in children. Special care may be necessary. Please note that precautions do apply though this medicine can be prescribed for children of 12 years of age for specified conditions.

Patients over 60 years old may be liable to having a stronger reaction and a smaller dose might be necessary.

Overdosage: If you feel you have taken too much of this medicine please immediately contact a poison control center or emergency room.

An important note: This medicine is for you only. Sharing this medicine with others is not recommended.

What if I find I have missed a dose?

Should you miss a dose of this medicine please take it asap. If you find you have missed the previous dosage when it is almost time for your next dose, you should better skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Taking double or extra doses at once is not recommended. If more than one dose is missed, please contact your attending medical doctor or health care provider.

What medicine can interact with this category of drug?

• MAOIs like Carbex, Eldepryl, Marplan, Nardil
• medicines for colds
• hard difficulties medicines
• drugs for headaches such as dihydroergotamine, ergotamine
• stimulants

This medicine can also interact with the below provided components:

• Alcohol,
• Caffeine
• medicines for allergies
• medicines prescribed for depression such as fluoxetine
• medicines which are meant for heart problems or blood pressure such as atenolol, clonidine, , doxazosin, reserpine methyldopa St. John's wort tizanidine yohimbine

Not all possible interactions are involved in the above - mentioned list. Inform your health care provider about all other medicines you are taking, including non-prescription medicines, nutritional supplements, and any other herbal products. Also necessarily inform your health care provider if you use alcohol drinks, and if your are smoking or using illegal drugs. These factors may have affect on the way the medicine works. Please consult your doctor before starting to take the m medicine, also stop them only under doctors' control.

What side effects can be noticed from medicine?

Side effects which you should inform your health care provider of as soon as possible:

• allergic reactions like skin irritating
• itching or hives
• tumor of the face, lips, or tongue
• hard breathing
• changes in vision
• tachycardia
• muscle contractions
• hard passing urine and other

There are side effects that generally do not need to be under medical control thus informing your health care provider if the symptoms continue:

• dry mouth
• decreased appetite
• sickness
• irritation
• hard sleeping
• nose bleed
• sore throat
• stomach disorder

Please note that not all possible side effects are involved in the above - mentioned list.

What should I be attentive to when I take medicine?

Please regularly inform your health care provider on your conditions and treatment progress. Please necessarily visit your doctor in case you do not observe improvement in several days. Inform your health care provided if you have high blood pressure; please make sure to check your blood pressure regularly. Consult your doctors on possible limits your blood pressure can be and its changes range.

You may also get dizzy or giddy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any actions which require mental alertness until you certainly inform how this medicine may affect you. Standing or sitting up rapidly, especially if you are at an older age. This certainly lessens the risk of giddy or fainting spells. Please also note that taking alcoholic drinks is not recommended at the time you take medicine.

Your mouth may get dry. Chewing sugarless gum or sucking hard candy, and drinking plenty of water may help. Contact your doctor if the problem does not go away or is severe.

What are the best maintenance instructions for this medicine?

Keep out of the reach of children.

The best conditions to keep the medicine at are to store them room temperature between (59 and 86 degrees F. The container where the medicine is stored should be tightly closed. It should be also strictly protected from moisture. Any unused medicine the expiration date have passed should be thrown away.

What is meant by the shelf life of drugs?

The shelf life for the medicine is 2 years from the date of producing and would vary for different batches; this factor is dependant on the date of production.