Levocetirizine

The over-the-counter label describes temporary relief of symptoms due to hay fever or other respiratory allergies.

• Runny nose
• Itchy, watery eyes
• Sneezing
• Itching of the nose or throat

Levocetirizine is an antihistamine that mainly acts by selectively blocking H1 receptors. This reduces allergy symptoms driven by histamine.

This page covers the US label for levocetirizine tablets taken by mouth, with the dosing the label gives for adults and, where the label says so, children.

This is label-level information, not personal advice. Indian pack labels may differ, and your prescriber's instruction always comes first.

This page covers the tablet. For adults and children 12 to 64 years, the label describes one 5 mg tablet once daily in the evening, with half a tablet possibly enough for milder symptoms. It says not to exceed 5 mg in 24 hours.

For children 6 to 11 years the label describes half a tablet once daily in the evening. It says do not use under 6 years, in kidney disease, and to ask a doctor for adults 65 and older.

• Once daily in the evening
• Do not exceed the daily limit
• Children 6-11: half tablet
• Not under 6 years or with kidney disease

The label says do not use with kidney disease or after an allergic reaction to this product or cetirizine. Ask a doctor first if you have had trouble emptying your bladder.

Avoid alcohol, and be careful when driving or operating machinery. If breast-feeding it is not recommended; if pregnant, ask a health professional.

• Do not use with kidney disease
• Allergy to cetirizine
• Bladder emptying problems
• Avoid alcohol
• Not recommended when breast-feeding
• Ask before use in pregnancy

• Alcohol
• Sedatives and tranquilizers
• Ritonavir
• Theophylline
• The label says alcohol, sedatives and tranquilizers may increase drowsiness.
• Another US label notes ritonavir raised cetirizine levels and theophylline slightly reduced its clearance.

No match in this label text. Ask your pharmacist about any medicine you take.

The label gives a storage range of 20 to 25 degrees C.

Follow the storage line on your own pack, and keep medicines out of the reach of children.

In the Drugs Rules schedules we checked, levocetirizine is listed under Schedule H (serial and rule: Schedule H, serial 285 (rules 65 and 97)). Schedule H medicines are sold only on a registered doctor's prescription.

We did not find levocetirizine on the National List of Essential Medicines 2022 in the list we checked.

The Jan Aushadhi (PMBJP) list we checked has 4 product rows that mention levocetirizine. We did not capture prices for them.

The banned fixed-dose combination list we checked has 21 entries that mention levocetirizine. This does not mean the single medicine is banned. Use our checker for a specific combination.

Jan Aushadhi lists levocetirizine products including Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride Tablets IP 10mg 10mg; Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride 5mg, Montelukast 10mg and Ambroxol Hydrochloride (SR) 75mg Tablets 5mg,; Levocetirizine Orally Disintegrating Strips 2.5 mg 2.5 mg; Levocetirizine Orally Disintegrating Strips 5 mg 5 mg. We have not shown a price for them. Check the pack and the seller for the actual price.