LETIZEN 10 mg. 10 tablets

Active substance: cetirizine dihydrochloride.
Excipients: lactose monohydrate, maize starch, povidone, and magnesium stearate in the tablet cores and hipomeloza, titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 3000 and Rib triacetate in the coating of the film-coated tablet.
 
1. WHAT IS LETIZEN AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR?
Each tablet contains 10 mg cetirizine dihydrochloride. The tablets are available in packs of 10 and 20 tablets in a blister pack. The film-coated tablets are round, slightly biconvex, white, scored on one side.
Letizen a medicinal product from the group of antihistamines. It prevents the effects of histamine, a substance which is produced by the body and is released in allergic reactions. As a result of the activity of histamine occur symptoms that accompany allergic diseases by the mucosa of the nose, conjunctiva and the skin.
 
2. BEFORE YOU TAKE LETIZEN
Do not take Letizen:
if you are allergic to cetirizine, to any of the excipients of the medicinal product and to hydroxyzine.
Special care with Letizen required if you have kidney damage;
if you are on dialysis;
if you are older than 60 years.
Please consult your doctor if any of the above applies to you. The doctor may reduce the dose of the drug.
In some patients, the drug can cause drowsiness at the beginning of treatment. If you experience sleepiness, in its application, take it in the evening. Safety and efficacy of cetirizine in children under 2 years of age is not ustanovena.Ako you know that you suffer from an intolerance to some sugars, consult your doctor before taking this medicine.
 
Adoption of Letizen with food and drink
You can take medicine or pass it on to children before or after hranene.Po during treatment with Letizen alcohol consumption is not recommended because it can occur drowsiness and psychomotor reactions to lose weight.
pregnancy
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine produkt.Nyama clinical data on the use of cetirizine in pregnant women. Animal studies have not shown any direct or indirect harmful effects on pregnancy, embryo-fetal development, parturition or postnatal (the first months after birth) development. The product must not be taken during the first trimester of pregnancy. In later pregnancy, your doctor will prescribe this medicine after an assessment of the benefit / risk.
 
breastfeeding
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine produkt.Lekarstveniyat product is excreted in breast milk, so during treatment breastfeeding is not recommended.
 
Driving and using machines
At the beginning of treatment in some patients may appear sleepy, so do not drive. Until you know how this medicine affects you manage with caution vehicles or other machines, which require your full concentration.
 
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor shi pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any medicines, even those who are without retsepta.AicoLetizen be used concomitantly with theophylline (in particular at doses higher than 400 mg ), increases the possibility of increased adverse reactions Letizen.Sedativnite (with sedation) medicinal products such (ie cinolazepam, flurazepam, midazolam, nitrazepam or Zolpidem) is not recommended during treatment with Letizen, because it experience somnolence and lose weight psychomotor reactions. If you have any hesitation regarding the application of these drugs simultaneously with Letizen, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
 
3. HOW TO TAKE LETIZEN?
Always take your Letizen as it is prescribed. You should consult with your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure on how to intake. The table shows the recommended doses:
Elderly 1 tablet (10 mg) once daily
Children over 12 years of age 1 tablet (10 mg) once daily
Children 6 to 12 years old, over 30 kg / weight ½ tablet (5 mg) twice daily
Children 6 to 12 years of age, under 30 kg / weight ½ tablet (5 mg) once daily or
Children 2 to 6 years for children of this age is appropriate Letizen oral solution.
In patients with moderately impaired renal function, patients on dialysis and patients with hepatic impairment, the daily dosage should be reduced napolovina.Priemayte tablets in the morning (or evening) before or after a meal. Swallow the tablets with technost.Vashiyat doctor will inform you about the duration of lechenieto.Ako have the impression that efakta the medicinal product is too strong or too weak, you should consult with your doctor or pharmacist.
If you take more than you should Letizen
Too high doses may initially cause anxiety and irritability, and consequently drowsiness. Try to remove the medicinal product by povrashtane.Ako take higher doses of medicine than you should, you should consult with your doctor or pharmacist immediately.
 
If you forget to take Letizen
Take medicine, or give it to the child, once daily at approximately the same time each day. If you forget to take your medicine, or give it to your child, do it as soon as possible without changing the scheme dozirane.Ne take a double dose to make up.
 
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines and Letizen can cause adverse side effects of reaktsii.Leki Letizen are: headache, dizziness, dry mouth, fatigue and drowsiness. Less common side effects of Letizen are: weakness, nausea and / or vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, and increased appetite. Signs of sensitivity may occur very rarely. If you notice any of the above effects, you should inform your doctor.
If your symptoms appear, which you can not explain, stop taking the medicine and consult your doctor or pharmacist. If you notice any side effects, even those not mentioned in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
 
5. HOW TO STORE LETIZEN
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not store above 30 ° C.
Do not use after the expiry date stated on the packaging.