Cetirizinedrug info
cetirizine hydrochloride 1 MG/ML Oral Solution
What it is used for
Uses Temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies: runny nose itchy, watery eyes sneezing itching of the nose or throat
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 23, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Cetirizine hydrochloride, USP is an orally active and selective H 1 -receptor antagonist. The chemical name is (±) - [2- [4-[(4-chlorophenyl)-phenylmethyl]-1- piperazinyl] ethoxy]acetic acid, dihydrochloride. Cetirizine hydrochloride is a racemic compound with a molecular formula of C 21 H 25 ClN 2 O 3
2HCl. The molecular weight is 461.82 and the chemical structure is shown below: Cetirizine hydrochloride, USP is a white, crystalline powder and is water soluble. Cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution, USP is a colorless to slightly yellow oral solution containing cetirizine hydrochloride at a concentration of 1 mg/mL (5 mg/5 mL) for oral administration. The pH is between 4 and 5. The inactive ingredients of the oral solution are: glacial acetic acid, glycerin, grape flavor, methylparaben, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water, sodium acetate, and sucrose. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 23, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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