Genericon Levocetirizine 5 mg 10 tablets

Levocetirizin Genericon is a so-called antihistamine, a drug used to treat allergies and their effects.

Levocetirizin Genericon is used in adults, adolescents and children from 6 years of age to treat

• allergic rhinitis (including persistent allergic rhinitis).
• hives (urticaria).

If you do not feel better or even worse after 3 days, contact your doctor.

Contraindications

Do not take Levocetirizin Genericon

• if you are allergic to levocetirizine dihydrochloride, cetirizine, hydroxyzine, other piperazine derivatives or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• if you have severely reduced kidney function (severe renal insufficiency with a creatinine clearance below 10 ml/min).

interactions

Other medicines and Levocetirizin Genericon Tell
your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or might take/use any other medicines.

Taking Levocetirizin Genericon with food, drink and alcohol
Caution is advised when Levocetirizin Genericon is taken with alcohol or other agents that affect the brain.
In susceptible patients, concomitant administration of Levocetirizin Genericon and alcohol or other agents that affect the brain could lead to an additional reduction in alertness and reduced performance.

Levocetirizin Genericon can be taken with or without food.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Driving and using machines
This medicine may impair your ability to react and drive.

Some patients may experience
drowsiness/drowsiness, tiredness and fatigue during therapy with Levocetirizin Genericon. Until you know how this medicine affects you, take care when driving or using machines.
In special studies, however, no impairment of the attention, the ability to react and the ability to drive in healthy test subjects was found when levocetirizine was taken at the recommended dose.

application

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

The usual dose for adults, adolescents and children over 6 years of age is 1 film-coated tablet daily.

Special dosing instructions for special patient groups:

Patients with kidney and liver problems Do not
take Levocetirizin Genericon until you have consulted your doctor if you have impaired kidney and/or liver function.

Patients with impaired kidney function may receive a lower dose, which depends on the severity of the kidney disease and, in children, also on their body weight. The dose will be determined by your doctor.

Patients with severely impaired kidney function must not take Levocetirizin Genericon.

For patients with hepatic impairment only, it is recommended to take the normal dose.

Patients with impaired liver and kidney function may receive a lower dose, which depends on the severity of the kidney disease and, in children, also on the body weight. The dose will be determined by your doctor.

Elderly patients over 65 years of age
No dose adjustment is necessary in elderly patients provided renal function is normal.

Use in children
Levocetirizin Genericon film-coated tablets are not recommended for children under 6 years of age.

How and when should you take Levocetirizin Genericon?
To take.
Swallow Levocetirizin Genericon whole with liquid. It can be taken with or without meals.

How long should you take Levocetirizin Genericon?
The duration of treatment depends on the type, duration and course of your symptoms.
See a doctor if your symptoms persist or worsen after 3 days.

side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets
them.

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

• dry mouth
• headache
• fatigue
• drowsiness/drowsiness

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):

• exhaustion
• stomach pain

Not known (cannot be estimated from the available data):

• palpitations, fast heart beat/palpitations
• cramps
• tingle
• dizziness
• sudden loss of consciousness
• Tremble
• disturbed sense of taste
• rotary vertigo
• visual disturbances, blurred vision, oculogyration (uncontrollable, circular movement of the eyes)
• Difficult or painful urination, incomplete emptying of the bladder
• Increased accumulation of water in the tissue (oedema), swelling of the skin and mucous membranes, especially in the face and throat area (angioneurotic oedema)
• Itching, transient rash, hives (swelling, redness and itching of the skin), localized rash (fixed drug eruption)
• shortness of breath
• weight gain
• muscle pain, joint pain
• aggressive or agitated behavior
• seeing or hearing things that are not real (hallucination), depression, insomnia, frequent thoughts or preoccupations with suicide, nightmares
• Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis), abnormal liver function tests
• vomiting, increased appetite, nausea and diarrhea
• Pruritus (severe itching) after stopping

At the first sign of a hypersensitivity reaction, stop taking Levocetirizin Genericon and tell a doctor.
Symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction may include: swelling of the mouth, tongue, face and/or throat, difficulty breathing or swallowing (chest tightness or wheezing) hives, sudden drop in blood pressure leading to collapse or shock, resulting in can be deadly.

composition

The active substance is levocetirizine dihydrochloride.
Each film-coated tablet contains 5 mg levocetirizine dihydrochloride, equivalent to 4.2 mg levocetirizine.

The other ingredients are: microcrystalline cellulose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, hypromellose (E464), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 400