What is Xyzal?
The antihistamine Xyzal minimises the negative effects of histamine, a natural chemical in the body. Histamine can cause symptoms such as nasal congestion or itchy hives.
Xyzal helps treat the symptoms of all-year (perennial) allergies in children at least 6 months old.
It can also be used for treating swelling and itching due to chronic urticaria (hives) in adults and young children who are at least 6 months old.
Warnings
Before you take Xyzal, consult your physician, whether you suffer from kidney disease, liver illness, or gallbladder trouble.
It is crucial not to give your child more than the recommended dosage of Xyzal. Children's bodies absorb twice the same dose of levocetirizine as adults' bodies.
Follow all the instructions on the label of your medication and the package. Inform your health care providers about your medical issues, allergies, and the medicines you are taking.
Consult your physician. If your symptoms don't improve or get worse, or if you also experience fever,
Before you take this drug
It is not recommended to make use of Xyzal in case you have an allergy to either levocetirizine or cetirizine (Zyrtec).
You shouldn't use Xyzal when you are suffering from end-stage kidney disease or are taking dialysis. Anyone older than 12 who suffers from kidney disease shouldn't use levocetirizine.
Inform your doctor if you were ever diagnosed with:
- Kidney disease;
- Liver disease;
- Urination issues (caused by conditions like an enlarged prostate or spinal cord lesions)
- Gallbladder-related problems.
Levocetirizine is not thought to harm a baby who is not yet born. Inform your doctor if you are expecting.
Do not breastfeed during the course of this medication.
Xyzal is not a drug that has been approved for use by any person younger than six months old.
Similar or related drugs
Prednisone, Hydroxyzine, Fluticasone Nasal, Cetirizine, Loratadine, Benadryl, and Promethazine
How to take Xyzal?
You should take Xyzal exactly as directed by your physician. Follow all instructions on the prescription label and go through all medication guides and instructions sheets. Follow the medication precisely as directed.
Levocetirizine dosage for children is determined by the child's age. Follow the instructions of your doctor for dosage with care.
Don't give a child any more than the dose prescribed by this medication. A child's body absorbs twice the same dose of levocetirizine as an adult's.
The more you take of this drug, it does not increase its effectiveness and can result in severe drowsiness.
Xyzal is typically consumed in the evening, either with food or not.
Make sure to measure the liquid medicine with care. Make use of the dosing syringe supplied or a dosage-measuring device (not the kitchen spoon).
Contact your doctor in the event that your symptoms don't improve or get worse, or that you are also suffering from a temperature.
Keep it at room temperature, free of heat and moisture.
Details on dosage
Usual Adult Dose for Urticaria:
5 mg orally, once a day, in the evening.
Comment: Some patients might be well controlled with 2.5 mg once a day at night.
Use: To treat non-complicated skin manifestations of chronic idiopathic urticaria
Usual Adult Dose for Allergic Rhinitis:
Seasonal Allergy Rhinitis (OTC): 5-mg taken orally every day, in the evening. Some patients may be managed on 2.5 mg once per day.
Usual Paediatric Dose for Allergic Rhinitis:
Perennial Allergic Rhinitis:
From 6 months until 2 years old: 1.25 mg taken orally, once each day in the evening
Comments: The dose recommended for children aged between 6 months and 2 years old should not be exceeded.
Use: To relieve the symptoms that are associated with chronic allergic rhinitis.
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (OTC):
6–11 to 11 years old: 2.5 mg orally once every day at night.
12 years old or more: 5 mg taken orally every day, in the evening. Some patients might be adequately managed on 2.5 mg daily.
Comment: Do not use it on patients younger than 6 years old.
Usual Paediatric Dose for Urticaria:
6 months to 5 years 1.25 mg taken orally, once each day in the evening
6–11-year olds: 2.5 mg orally once every day at night.
12 years old or older: five mg taken orally daily in the evening. Some patients might be adequately treated with 2.5 mg daily.
Comments regarding the doses recommended for children aged between 6 and 12 years old must not be exceeded.
Use: To treat non-complicated skin manifestations of chronic idiopathic urticaria
If I do not take a dose,
Do not take the medicine for as long as you are able, but do not take any missed doses if it's close to the time of the next dose. Don't have two doses at one time.
What will happen if I take excessively?
For medical emergencies, seek emergency medical attention or contact for help at the Poison Help Line at 1-800-222-1222.
What should be avoided?
Avoid driving or engaging in hazardous activities until you are aware of the effects this medication will have on your body. Your reaction could be affected.
Alcohol consumption with this medicine could cause adverse consequences.
side effects of Xyzal
See a doctor immediately. If you are experiencing symptoms of an allergy reaction, Xyzal: hives; difficulty breathing; and swelling of your lips, face, and tongue.
Stop taking this medication and contact your doctor immediately if you suffer from:
- An increase in symptoms of allergy, or the urticaria symptoms get worse;
- Uncomfortable or difficult to urinate;
- Very little or no urine;
- A feeling of lightheadedness, as if you're passing out;
- Fever
- Symptoms of an symptoms of an ear infection ear pain, sensation of fullness, difficulty hearing, draining from your ear, and tenseness in children
Common Xyzal adverse reactions could include:
- Drowsiness, tiredness;
- Sinus pain;
- Ear infection;
- Cough;
- Fever;
- Nosebleed;
- Vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation;
- Dry mouth dry mouth
- The weight loss.
It isn't a complete overview of every side effect. Other side effects could occur. Consult your physician to seek medical advice on the effects. You may report any adverse reactions to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Interaction with other drugs
Utilising Xyzal together with other medications that cause you to feel drowsy could increase the severity of this effect. Talk to your doctor prior to using opioids, a sleeping pill, a muscle relaxer, or a medication to treat anxiety as well as seizures.
Consult your doctor about any medications you are taking especially:
- Ritonavir
This list isn't comprehensive. Other drugs can interact with levocetirizine. These include medications that are prescribed and available over the counter, vitamins, and herbal products. There are many possible interactions between drugs, which are listed here.
