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What is Cetirizine HCl?

Cetirizine HCl is an antihistamine used for the relief of indoor and outdoor allergy symptoms. It also treats itching due to chronic hives.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 10%
Mild
9 29%
None
19 61%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
8 26%
Headaches
4 13%
dry mouth
1 3%
Sleep problems
1 3%
Insomnia
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Cetirizine HCl. See all 11 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 20mg as needed daily mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily
  12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 120 Number of Patients: 120 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cetirizine HCl (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
7 32% Expense: 32%
Did not seem to work
6 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Other
5 23% Other: 23%
Personal research
3 14% Personal research: 14%
Course of treatment ended
2 9% Course of treatment ended: 9%
Not indicated
1 5% Not indicated: 5%
Doctor's advice
1 5% Doctor's advice: 5%
Side effects too severe
1 5% Side effects too severe: 5%

See all 21 patients who’ve stopped taking Cetirizine HCl

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cetirizine HCl

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
6
23
17
54

Stopped Taking Cetirizine HCl

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
2
2
3
11

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
22 71%
Usually
8 26%
Sometimes
1 3%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 3%
Somewhat
1 3%
A little
2 6%
Not at all
27 87%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
6 19%
< $25
18 58%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.