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What is ALERTUS?
- ALERTUS contains Levocetirizine is an anti-allergic agent
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
THERAPEUTIC USES
WARNING & PRECAUTIONS
INTERACTIONS
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
SIDE EFFECTS
MORE INFORMATION
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- are allergic to levocetirizine, any other related substance, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have kidney problem
- are likely to be unable to empty your bladder (with conditions such as spinal cord injury or enlarged prostate)
- consume alcohol
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
- For oral use only
- ALERTUS may be taken with or without food
- ALERTUS should be poured in a spoon or diluted in water and taken orally
- The diluted solution should be taken immediately
The recommended dose is:
- Adults and adolescents from the age of 12 years: 20 drops (if it is oral drops) once daily
Use in children
- Children from the age of 6 to 12 years: 20 drops once daily (if it is oral drops)
- Children from the age of 2 to 6 years: 5 drops twice daily (if it is oral drops)
If you take more ALERTUS
- If you take more ALERTUS than you should, somnolence can occur in adults
- Children may initially show excitation and restlessness followed by somnolence
- Contact your doctor
If you forget to take ALERTUS
- If you forget to take ALERTUS, or if you take a dose lower than that prescribed by your doctor, do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose
- Take your next dose at your normal time
If you stop taking ALERTUS
- Do not stop this medicine unless told by your doctor
Like all medicines, ALERTUS can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
SERIOUS
COMMON
UNCOMMON
RARE
VERY RARE
- dizziness
- headache
- dry mouth
- tiredness
- drowsiness
- palpitations, increased heart rate
- fits
- syncope, tremor
- dysgeusia (distortion of the sense of taste)
- sensation of rotation or movement, visual disturbances, blurred vision
- painful or difficult urination
- oedema, pruritus (itchiness)
- rash, urticaria (swelling, redness and itchiness of the skin), skin eruption
- shortness of breath
- weight increase
- muscular or joint pain
- aggressive or agitated behaviour
- hallucination, depression, insomnia
- hepatitis, abnormal liver function
- vomiting, increased appetite
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