Cetirizin Sandoz
Cetirizin Sandoz is an allergy medicine used to treat symptoms like hay fever, year-round allergies, and chronic hives in adults and children aged 6 years and older.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
10 mg
Active Ingredient
Cetirizine dihydrochloride
Manufacturer
Sandoz A/S
How to Use
Dosage
Adults and children over 12 years: one 10 mg tablet once daily. Children aged 6-12 years: half a 10 mg tablet (5 mg) twice daily. Patients with moderate kidney problems should take 5 mg once daily; consult your doctor for severe kidney problems.
Method
Swallow the tablet(s) whole with a glass of water. The tablet can be divided into two equal halves.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 10 mg for adults and children over 6 years old.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Feeling tired
- •Dry mouth, feeling sick (nausea), diarrhea
- •Dizziness, headache
- •Drowsiness
- •Sore throat (pharyngitis), runny nose (rhinitis)
RARE
- •Agitation
- •Stomach ache
- •Extreme tiredness, general feeling of being unwell
- •Numbness or tingling sensation (paresthesia)
- •Itching, skin rash
- •Fast heartbeat (tachycardia)
- •Swelling (oedema)
- •Liver problems
- •Weight gain
- •Fits (convulsions)
- •Aggression, confusion, feeling down (depression), seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations), difficulty sleeping (insomnia)
- •Hives (urticaria)
- •Low number of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia), which can lead to easier bleeding or bruising
- •Difficulty focusing eyes, blurred vision, uncontrolled circular eye movements (oculogyric crisis)
- •Fainting, shaking (tremors), altered taste, uncontrolled movements, long-lasting abnormal muscle contractions
- •Tics (repeated, involuntary muscle jerks)
- •Difficulty passing urine
- •Drug rash
- •Memory loss, memory problems
- •Increased appetite
- •Vertigo (feeling like spinning or moving)
- •Inability to completely empty the bladder (urinary retention)
- •Nightmares
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis)
- •Joint pain
- •Rash with pus-filled blisters
- •Severe itching and/or hives that return when you stop using the medicine
- •Thoughts of harming yourself (suicidal thoughts)
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you have very bad kidney disease.
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to cetirizine, hydroxyzine, piperazine derivatives (related substances), or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Talk to your doctor if you have trouble urinating (e.g., due to spinal cord problems, prostate issues, or bladder problems).
- Talk to your doctor if you have epilepsy or are at risk of seizures.
- If you are having an allergy test, tell your doctor; you may need to stop taking this medicine several days before the test, as it can affect the results.
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- Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine.
- If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
- This medicine contains lactose. If your doctor has told you that you cannot tolerate some sugars, talk to your doctor before taking it.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category C
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Consider renal impairment. May cause fatigue. (updated 19.9.2025)