What is the difference between Zyrtec and cetirizine?
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Neil KaoPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am
Zyrtec is the name of an antihistamine that has been available over-the-counter in the United States since essentially January 1, 2008. Prior to then, Zyrtec was available by prescription only in the United States. Zyrtec is the trade name given for the generic chemical called cetirizine. They may not be perceived by the public as the same thing ...
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Marketing, Marketing, Marketing…Zyrtec & Claritin Eye Drops Don’t Contain Zyrtec or Claritin
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Medical QuackPosted
Sun 23 Aug 2009 10:32pm1 Comment
What’s up with this? Perhaps those ingredients were not meant for our eyes, but marketing and branding lives on. BD
Both companies have extended their brands into new eye-drops products, but despite carrying the Zyrtec and Claritin names neither eye-drops brand contains any of the drugs that consumers know as Zyrtec or Claritin.
The dr ...
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Nobody Likes a Braggart
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Emily and Jenny ..Posted
Sat 10 Apr 2010 5:00am
Unless of course, said Braggart is Yours Truly, bragging about what she bought with coupons this week, right? Then everyone really likes a Braggart!
I had lots of fun couponing this week! Today I popped into my local CVS and got some sweet clearance deals, including a 6-pack of Gatorade for $1.75 and some of Bobby’s fave Neutrogena for Me ...
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Medical QuackPosted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:20pm
The list includes drugs that contain the risk of inducing serious heart arrhythmias and death....and the list contains links to educational material...BD
The QTdrugs.org website currently lists over 100 drugs in four categories based on relative risk, including a comprehensive list of drugs to be avoided by patients with inherited Long QT ...
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Consumer Reports: Medicines Older Adults May Want to Avoid
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Prescription Access LitigationPosted
Fri 10 Oct 2008 2:10pm
Consumer Reports recently published a list of drugs that have heightened risks for older adults, due to the fact that as kidneys age, they lose some ability to process drugs. Consumer Reports compiled a “list of medications that are best avoided by those 65 and older, as well as a list of alternative medications.” See below:
Medicines ...
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Health Headlines - November 12
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MeredyPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:22pm
Chinese Government Admits Toys Contained 'Date-Rape' Chemical
The Chinese government acknowledged over the weekend that millions of Aqua Dot toys recalled in the United States do indeed contain a chemical that can turn into what is known as the "date-rape" drug if it is ingested.
The Associated Press reports the Chinese General Ad ...
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Health Headlines - November 11
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MeredyPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:22pm
FDA Approves Products That Reduce Spread of Dangerous Bacteria
The spread of the deadly strain of staphylococcus bacterium known as MRSA away from hospitals and into schools and the general population has prompted the U.S. government to speed up the approval process of products designed to combat the antibiotic-resistant germ.
The Chicago ...
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Over the counter now...BD
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Medical QuackPosted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:22pm
Over the counter now...BD
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) has approved an allergy drug, Zyrtec-D (cetirizine HCl 5 mg and pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg), for non-prescription use in children aged 12 and more and adults. In other words, Zyrtec-D is now an OTC (over-the-counter) drug.
Zyrtec-D has been on the market since 2001, ...
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Preventing the Onset of Asthma in Children - the ETAC Study
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Neil KaoPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am
Can we prevent people from developing asthma? A number of parents with asthma ask me this question for their children. It's a good question. Here's aPubMed abstractof a study published in 2001 measuring if we can do just that. Children between the ages of 1 and 2 years of age were randomly assigned to either the group that took cetirizine or the ...
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