ACTIFED ALLERGY CETIRIZINE

ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE
Updated: Thursday, July 22nd, 2010.
Antiallergique: antihistamine
This drug is credits of VIRLIX and ZYRTECSEC

Presentations of drug ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE
ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE: sectile tablet; box of 7
Not refunded
Composition of drug ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE
p CP
Cétirizine dichlorhydrate 10 Mg
Lactose +

Cétirizine dichlorhydrate
In which case drug ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE is it prescribes?
This drug is an antihistamine antiallergic. Contrary to the older antihistamines, it does not have effects atropinic nor, in the majority of the cases, of sedative effect.

It is used in the treatment of the various allergic demonstrations: allergic rhinitis or conjunctivitis, urticaria.

Counter-indications of drug ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE
This drug should not be used in the following cases:
impaired renal function,

child of less than 6 years.

Caution
This drug is on sale free. In the absence of medical opinion, it should however be used only in the event of reappearance of symptoms already diagnosed by a doctor and treaties before by a drug containing the same substance (cétirizine).

This drug can, in rare cases, to involve a fall of vigilance. You at the time of the first catches ensure that you support it well, before leading or using a dangerous machine.

Pregnancy and breast feeding
Pregnancy:
The effect of this drug during the pregnancy is badly known: only your doctor can evaluate the possible risk of his use in your case.

Breast feeding:
This drug passes slightly in the mother’s milk. It is however preferable not to use it without medical opinion during breast feeding.

Directions for use and posology of drug ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE
The tablets must be swallowed with water glass.

Usual posology:
Adult and child of more than 12 years: 1 compressed, 1 time per day.

Child 6 to 12 years: 1/2 compressed, 2 times per day.

The Councils
This drug can be in free access in certain pharmacies; nevertheless, do not hesitate to ask council your pharmacist.

This drug acts on the manifestations of the allergy but the cause does not remove any. If the symptoms persist or worsen, consult your doctor.

Possible undesirable effects of drug ACTIFED ALLERGY CÉTIRIZINE
Digestive disorders, dryness of the mouth, giddinesses.

Seldom: somnolence.

Exceptionally: cutaneous allergic reaction, edema of Quincke.

Laboratory Mc Neil Health General public
LEXICON
allergy
Cutaneous reaction (itchings, buttons, swelling) or Malayan general appearing after a contact with a particular substance, the use of a drug or the ingestion of a food. The principal forms of allergy are eczema, urticaria, asthma, the edema of Quincke and the allergic shock (shock anaphylactic). The food allergy can also result in digestive disorders.

antihistamine
Drug which is opposed to the various effects of histamine. Two principal types exist: antihistamines of the H1 type (antiallergic) and antihistamines of the type H2 (antiulcéreux gastric). Certain antihistamines of the H1 type are sedative, others do not deteriorate vigilance.

atropinic
Drug to which the effects are close to those of the atropine. The atropiniques ones fight against the spasms and the diarrhea. The undesirable effects of atropinic are the following: thickening of bronchial secretions, dryness of the mouth and the mucous membranes, constipation, risk of acute blocking of the urines and crisis of glaucome at the predisposed, turbid people of accommodation, abnormal sensitivity to the light by dilation of the pupil. The catch of several drugs atropinic increases the risk of undesirable effects. In the event of overdose or of accidental ingestion, can also appear the following signs: red and hot skin, fever, acceleration of breathing, drop or, on the contrary, rise in the blood-pressure, agitation, hallucinations, bad coordination of the movements. Warn your doctor urgently or, failing this, call the 15, the 112 or one emergency medical department.

In addition to the atropine and its derivatives, other drugs present effects atropinic: antidepressants imipraminic, certain antihistamines, antispasmodic, antiparkinsoniens and nerve sedatives.

conjunctivitis
Ignition of conjunctive, due to a foreign body, an allergy, an infection or an irritating product.

impaired renal function
Incapacity of the kidneys to eliminate waste or the medicamentous substances. A advanced impaired renal function does not result inevitably in a reduction in the quantity of eliminated urine. Only a blood test and the proportioning of creatinin can reveal this disease.

edema
Accumulation of water or lymph causing a swelling localized.

Quincke (edema of)
Allergic reaction concerning generally the face. The edema of Quincke results in a sometimes spectacular swelling. The eyelids are often the touched first. In the rare cases where the edema touches the throat, of the respiratory disorders can occur and an urgent treatment is necessary.

allergic reaction
Reaction due to the over-sensitiveness of the organization to a drug. The allergic reactions can take very varied aspects: urticaria, edema of Quincke, eczema, eruption of buttons pointing out measles, etc the shock anaphylactic is a generalized allergic reaction which causes a faintness by sharp decline of the blood-pressure.

rhinitis
Ignition or infection of the nose and the nasal fossae. The rhinitis can have an infectious origin (bacterium or virus) or an allergic origin. The allergic rhinitides gather the seasonal rhinitides (hay cold) and the rhinitides called perannuelles, i.e. often persistent during the year (due for example to the acarina, the hairs of animals or chemical agents).

sedative
Who alleviates, who calms.

Drug pertaining to various families: anxiolytic, hypnotic, antalgic, cough mixtures, antiepileptic, nerve sedatives, etc but also antidepressants, H1 antihistamines, antihypertenseurs. A sedative can be responsible for somnolence and increase the effects of alcohol.

symptom
Disorder felt by a person reached of a disease. The same symptom can translate different diseases and the same disease inevitably does not give the same symptoms among all patients.

digestive disorders
Together of symptoms translating an irritation or a faulty operation of the digestive tract. One or more disorders can be present: nauseas, vomiting, aerophagia, pains abdominal, heartburn, distensions, flatulences, diarrhea or constipation, etc the antibiotics can support the candidoses, often persons in charge of digestive disorders.

urticaria
Eruption of buttons on the skin, whose origin is generally allergic. The buttons resemble punctures of nettles and their color varies pale pink with the red.

giddiness
Symptom which can indicate an impression of loss of balance (common direction) or, more strictly, a feeling of rotation on oneself or the environment (medical direction).