Overview

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This medicine contains an important and useful components, as it consists of Cetirizine diHCl.
KENICET 5mg/5ml is available in the market in concentration 1mg/ml and in the form of Syrup.

SANOFI AVENTIS GROUPE is the producer of KENICET 5mg/5ml and it is imported from UAE, The most popular alternatives of KENICET 5mg/5ml are listed downward .

Mode Of Action & Indication

Cetirizine is a potent and highly selective antagonist of the peripheral histamine H1-receptor on effector cells in the GI tract, blood vessels and resp tract.

Indication

• Allergic rhinitis
• Hay fever
• Allergies
• Urticaria

Precaution

Hepatic or renal impairment; elderly; tasks requiring mental alertness eg, driving or operating heavy machinery; pregnancy. Lactation: Excreted in breast milk; use not recommended

Side Effects

• >10% Somnolence (2-14%)
• Headache (11-14%) 1-10% Fatigue (5.9%)
• Dry mouth (5%)
• Dizziness (2%)
• Diarrhea (2-3%)
• Malaise (4%)
• Bronchospasm (2-3%)
• Vomiting (2-3%)
• Epistaxis (2-4%) <1% Stomach pain
• Drowsiness
• Angioedema
• Fussiness
• Hallucinations
• Hypotension
• Tremor
• Tongue discoloration

Contra indication

Hypersensitivity; lactation.

Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy category: B

Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women OR Animal studies have shown an adverse effect, but adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in any trimester.