Comparing Acrivastine vs Cetirizine
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Acrivastine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Cetirizine is an antihistamine that effectively treats allergic reactions such as hay fever or skin reactions caused by insect bites. Although drowsiness with cetirizine is uncommon, cetirizine is... View more |
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Cetirizine has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 295 ratings on Drugs.com. 45% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
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N/A |
Lower cost generic |
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All Day Allergy, All Day Allergy Children's, Aller-Tec, Aller-Tec Children's, Alleroff, Children's Allergy Relief, Equate Allergy Relief, PediaCare Children's 24-Hour Allergy, Quzyttir, Zyrtec, Zyrtec Hives View more | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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1.9 hours |
10.6 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
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Unknown
CSA Schedule is unknown. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category N
Not classified
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 315 drugs are known to interact with Acrivastine:
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A total of 254 drugs are known to interact with Cetirizine:
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December 08, 1995 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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