Comparing Carbinoxamine vs Cetirizine
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Reactions, Dermatographism, Allergic Urticaria, Conjunctivitis - Allergic, Food Allergies, Vasomotor Rhinitis. Carbinoxamine may also be used for purposes... View more |
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 |
Related suggestions Allergic Rhinitis
Food Allergies
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| More about Carbinoxamine | More about Cetirizine | ||||||||||||||||
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Carbinoxamine has an average rating of 9.3 out of 10 from a total of 3 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Cetirizine has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 294 ratings on Drugs.com. 45% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Carbinoxamine side effects |
View all Cetirizine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Arbinoxa, Carboxine, Cordron NR, Histex CT, Histex IE, Histex PD, Karbinal ER, Ryvent | 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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20 hours |
10.6 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 317 drugs are known to interact with Carbinoxamine:
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A total of 254 drugs are known to interact with Cetirizine:
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March 19, 2003 |
December 08, 1995 |
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N/A |
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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