Comparing Levocetirizine vs Equate Sleep Aid
Levocetirizine | Equate Sleep Aid |
|
---|
Levocetirizine | Equate Sleep Aid (doxylamine) |
|
|||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Urticaria, Allergic Rhinitis, Allergies, Food Allergies. levocetirizine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Insomnia. Equate Sleep Aid may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
||||||||
More about Levocetirizine | More about (doxylamine) | ||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
Levocetirizine has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 343 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 40% reported a negative effect. |
Equate Sleep Aid has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 11 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 50% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||
Drug Class | |||||||||
Side Effects | |||||||||
See also: levocetirizine side effects in more detail. |
See also: Equate Sleep Aid side effects in more detail. |
||||||||
Generic Availability | |||||||||
Lower cost generic |
N/A |
||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
View all levocetirizine prices |
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
||||||||
Dosage Form(s) Available | |||||||||
|
N/A |
||||||||
Brand Names | |||||||||
Xyzal, Xyzal Allergy 24HR | Other doxylamine brands include: Nighttime Sleepaid, Sleep Aid, Unisom SleepTabs | ||||||||
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
8 hours |
N/A |
||||||||
CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||
Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||
Drug Interactions | |||||||||
A total of 256 drugs are known to interact with levocetirizine:
|
A total of 311 drugs are known to interact with Equate Sleep Aid:
|
||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||
Disease Interactions | |||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
More Information | |||||||||
Patient resources | |||||||||
N/A |
|||||||||
Professional Resources | |||||||||
Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||
** 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.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.