Xyzal
Levocetirizine
Ingredients & Drug Type
Xyzal is listed as Antihistamine containing Levocetirizine. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
- Active ingredient
- Levocetirizine
- Therapeutic class
- Antihistamine
- Dosage form
- Tablet
- Strength
- 5mg
Dosing
- Adult
- 5mg مرة يومياً مساءً
- Frequency
- مرة يومياً
- Route
- oral
- Frequency: مرة يومياً.
- Route: oral.
- The final dose depends on diagnosis, age, weight, kidney/liver function, pregnancy status, and other medicines.
- Use the dose written by your doctor or pharmacist; this page is educational and not a personal prescription.
Instructions: قد يسبّب نعاساً — تجنّب القيادة في البداية
Medical Overview
Xyzal is listed as Antihistamine containing Levocetirizine. A medicine used according to its active ingredient, dosage form, and the patient’s condition.
Xyzal (levocetirizine) — cetirizine’s purified active half: full effect at half the milligrams with stronger, longer receptor grip and chronic-urticaria stardom (specialist up-dosing evidence). Evening dosing absorbs its 5-9% drowsiness where night itch lives anyway; purely renal clearance demands kidney-based adjustment (its administrative divergence from hepatic desloratadine).
Uses / Indications
- Allergies
- chronic urticaria
- Used for indications selected by a clinician or pharmacist based on diagnosis and the official leaflet.
Side Effects
- نعاس لدى أقلية (5–9% — مساءً يُحل ويُوظف)
- جفاف فم
- صداع وتعب خفيفان. لدى الأطفال نادراً انفعالية عكسية. أخف وطأة من الجيل الأول بمراحل وأثقل هامشياً من تلفاست الصفري.
- Side effects vary by active ingredient, dose, and patient factors.
Contraindications
- **القصور الكلوي المتقدم: تعديل جرعات إلزامي وتجنب بالنهائي** (طرحه كلوي صرف — فارقه الإداري عن إيريوس الكبدي)
- حساسية له أو للسيتيريزين
- وعدم تحمل الغالاكتوز لأقراصه.
- Previous allergy to the active ingredient or any component.
Warnings
- موضعه الذكي بخريطة الحساسية: أقوى قبضة وأطول من أبيه زيرتك بنصف ملغراماته
- دون صفرية تلفاست نعاساً — فجرعة المساء أرضه الذهبية (حكة ليل + نعاس مُوظف). شرى مزمن فوق 6 أسابيع = خطة جلدية قد ترفع جرعته بإشراف لا علباً عشوائية. كليتاك ضعيفتان؟ أخبر صيدلانيك قبل الصرف. حساسية بتورم شفاه أو ضيق نفس = طوارئ. احجز حساسية عبر كلينكس جو.
- Do not start, stop, or change dose without medical advice, especially during pregnancy or chronic disease.
Drug Interactions
- نظيف كأبيه: لا مسارات إنزيمية معتدة. الكحول والمهدئات تعمّق نعاسه (اعتدال)
- والثيوفيلين يبطئ تصريفه هامشياً.
- Tell your clinician or pharmacist about all medicines, supplements, and herbs you use.
Patient Guidance
- Read the patient leaflet.
- Use only as prescribed.
- Ask a pharmacist if anything about use is unclear.
Before Using This Medicine
Tell your clinician before use if you have
- Any previous allergy to this medicine, its class, or any ingredient.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned pregnancy, or fertility treatment.
- Kidney, liver, heart, stomach ulcer, bleeding, epilepsy, or chronic disease history.
- Regular medicines, supplements, herbal products, or alcohol use.
Seek urgent care if you notice
- Breathing difficulty, face or throat swelling, severe rash, fainting, or chest pain.
- Severe diarrhea, black stools, vomiting blood, yellow eyes, confusion, or unusual bleeding.
- Any symptom that feels severe, new, or rapidly worsening after taking the medicine.
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Storage & Manufacturer
- Storage:
- Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.
Trusted Medical Sources
Use these references to verify official labeling, patient information, therapeutic class, dosing cautions, contraindications, and safety updates.
Common Questions
What is Xyzal?
Xyzal contains Levocetirizine and is categorized as Antihistamine. Its exact use depends on diagnosis and the official product label.
What is the dose of Xyzal?
Catalog dosing information includes: 5mg مرة يومياً مساءً. The personal dose must be confirmed by a doctor or pharmacist.
What warnings matter before using Xyzal?
Check allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, chronic disease, and all current medicines before use. Seek urgent care for severe allergy or rapidly worsening symptoms.
How should Xyzal be stored?
Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.