Source: Health Sciences Authority (SG) Revision Year: 2018 Publisher: Manufacturer for tablets: UCB FARCHIM SA, BULLE SWITZERLAND Manufacturer for oral solution and drops: AESICA PHARMCEUTICALS S.R.L., PIANEZZA (TO) – ITALY
Zyrtec.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
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Film-coated tablets: White oblong film-coated tablets. Each tablet has a bisect line and a Y-Y logo. Oral drops: The solution is clear and colourless. Oral solution: The solution is clear and colourless with slightly sweet taste and a banana flavour. |
Zyrtec tablets, each containing 10 mg cetirizine dihydrochloride. It contains 66.40 mg lactose per film-coated tablet.
Zyrtec oral drops containing 10 mg cetirizine dihydrochloride per ml. It contains preservatives methylparaben 1.35 mg/ml and propylparaben 0.15 mg/ml.
Zyrtec oral solution containing 1 mg cetirizine dihydrochloride per ml. It contains preservatives methylparaben 1.35 mg/ml and propylparaben 0.15 mg/ml.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Cetirizine |
Cetirizine, a human metabolite of hydroxyzine, is a potent and selective antagonist of peripheral H1-receptors. In vitro receptor binding studies have shown no measurable affinity for other than Η1-receptors. |
| List of Excipients |
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Zyrtec Tablet 10 mg: Microcrystalline cellulose, Lactose monohydrate, Colloidal anhydrous silica, Magnesium stearate, Opadry Y-1-7000 which consists of, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (E464), Titanium dioxide (E171), Macrogol 400. Zyrtec Oral Drops 10 mg/ml: Glycerol (85%), Propylene glycol, Saccharin sodium, Methyl parahydroxybenzoate, Propyl parahydroxybenzoate, Sodium acetate, Glacial acetic acid, Purified water. Zyrtec Oral Solution 1 mg/ml: Sorbitol solution at 70% (non-crystallising), Glycerol (85%), Propylene glycol, Saacharin sodium, Methyl parahydroxybenzoate, Propyl parahydroxybenzoate, Banana flavor 54.330/A, Sodium acetate, Glacial acetic acid, Purified water. |
Tablet: Boxes containing 10, 50 and 500 film-coated tablets in blister strips.
Oral drops: Bottle containing 10 or 20 ml drops.
Oral solution: Bottle containing 75 ml solution.
Not all presentations will be available locally.
Manufacturer for tablets: UCB FARCHIM SA, BULLE – SWITZERLAND
Manufacturer for oral solution and drops: AESICA PHARMCEUTICALS S.R.L., PIANEZZA (TO) – ITALY
| Drug | Countries | |
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| ZYRTEC | Austria, Brazil, Cyprus, Germany, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, South Africa |
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