Important Safety Information
Do not take XYZAL if you are allergic to XYZAL, cetirizine or ZYRTEC®.
Be sure to tell your doctor if you have kidney disease. Children 6 months to 11 years of age with impaired kidney function should not take XYZAL. Patients
taking XYZAL should avoid operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle. Taking XYZAL with
alcohol or sedatives should be avoided. Take XYZAL at bedtime. Do not increase the dose due to increased
risk of sleepiness.
In patients 12 years of age and older, side effects may include sleepiness, tiredness, sore throat and dry mouth.
In children 6-12 years of age, side effects may include fever, cough, sleepiness and nose bleeds. In children
1-5 years of age, side effects may include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and ear infections. In children 6 months
to 11 months of age, side effects may include diarrhea and constipation.
Indications
XYZAL is a prescription medication used to treat the symptoms of year round allergies, as well as a treatment
for chronic hives and rashes of unknown cause (also known as chronic idiopathic urticaria) in patients 6 months
of age and older, and symptoms of seasonal allergies in patients 2 years of age and older.
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Tips for avoiding outdoor allergens
You can't eliminate outdoor allergens. But you can take steps to reduce your exposure to outdoor allergy triggers and to help manage your outdoor allergy symptoms.
Take action against your outdoor allergy symptoms:
- Track the pollen count in your area and, if possible, stay indoors on days when pollen counts are high
- Schedule outdoor activities for later in the day (pollen counts are highest during early mornings, between 5:00
am and 10:00 am)
- Use air conditioning in your home and car instead of keeping windows open
- Wash your hair and clothes to remove pollen after spending time outside
- Wear a particle mask and sunglasses when outdoors
- Don't line dry clothing outside
- Use a saline spray solution to clear pollen from the inside of your nose
Flowers, grasses, and trees: what to embrace and what to avoid
Keeping plants that produce a lot of pollen away from your home and bedroom windows is a smart idea for outdoor allergy sufferers. Certain trees, flowers, and plants are more "outdoor allergy friendly" than others.
| |
Embrace |
Avoid |
| Trees |
apple, cherry, Chinese fan palm, dogwood, English holly, fern pine, magnolia,
pear, red maple |
alder, ash, beech, birch, chestnut, elm, juniper, maple, oak, poplar, willow |
| Grasses |
St. Augustine |
Bermuda grass, bluegrass, orchard, timothy, sweet vernal |
Flowers and
flowering plants |
azalea, begonia, daisy, geranium, hibiscus, iris, pansy, rose, tulip |
amaranthus, coneflower, crocus, peony, poppy |
Important Safety Information
Do not take XYZAL if you are allergic to XYZAL, cetirizine or ZYRTEC®. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have
kidney disease. Children 6 months to 11 years of age with impaired kidney function should not take XYZAL.
Patients taking XYZAL should avoid operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle. Taking XYZAL with
alcohol or sedatives should be avoided. Take XYZAL at bedtime. Do not increase the dose due to increased
risk of sleepiness.
In patients 12 years of age and older, side effects may include sleepiness, tiredness, sore throat and dry mouth.
In children 6-12 years of age, side effects may include fever, cough, sleepiness and nose bleeds. In children
1-5 years of age, side effects may include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and ear infections. In children 6 months
to 11 months of age, side effects may include diarrhea and constipation.
Indications
XYZAL is a prescription medication used to treat the symptoms of year round allergies, as well as a treatment
for chronic hives and rashes of unknown cause (also known as chronic idiopathic urticaria) in patients 6 months
of age and older, and symptoms of seasonal allergies in patients 2 years of age and older.
Please see full Prescribing Information.