What is Aceterin?
Aceterin Express is an allergy medication. It alleviates allergic reactions and their symptoms.
For adults and children aged 6 and older, Aceterin Express is used to alleviate:
- Seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis symptoms (nasal and eye);
- Chronic urticaria of unknown origin (chronic idiopathic urticaria).
If your condition doesn’t improve or worsens within 5 days, consult a doctor.
What to know before taking Aceterin Express:
Do not take Aceterin Express if you:
- Are allergic to cetirizine dihydrochloride or any other ingredient listed in section 6;
- Are allergic to other similar allergy medicines (such as hydroxyzine or any piperazine derivative);
- Have severe kidney disease.
Warnings and precautions:
Before starting Aceterin Express, especially if:
- You have kidney disease. You might need a different dose;
- You have epilepsy or might be prone to seizures;
- You are predisposed to urinary retention (e.g., spinal cord injury, enlarged prostate) as this medicine increases the risk of urinary retention.
Avoid alcohol when taking Aceterin Express.
If you plan to undergo skin allergy tests, refrain from taking Aceterin Express for 3 days before the test.
Using recommended cetirizine doses has not shown any clinically significant interaction with alcohol (when alcohol levels in the blood are at 0.5 per mille (g/l), equivalent to one glass of wine). However, there is no data on the safety of higher cetirizine doses taken with alcohol. Therefore, it’s not recommended to consume alcohol along with Aceterin Express or other antihistamines.
If you plan to have an allergy test, ask your doctor if you need to stop taking Aceterin Express for a few days before the test. This medicine may affect the results of your allergy test.
For children:
This medicine should not be used in children under 6 years old because it’s impossible to adjust the correct dose with tablets.
Other medicines and Aceterin Express:
If you are taking or have recently taken other medicines and are unsure, inform your doctor or pharmacist.
Aceterin Express should not interact with other medicines.
Aceterin Express and alcohol:
Avoid alcohol when taking Aceterin Express.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding:
If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, suspect you might be pregnant, or plan to conceive, consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
There is very little data on using Aceterin Express during pregnancy. It’s advisable to avoid taking Aceterin Express during pregnancy.
Do not use Aceterin Express during breastfeeding as the active substance cetirizine passes into breast milk.
Driving and operating machinery:
When taken at recommended doses, Aceterin Express should not impair attention, alertness, or the ability to drive.
Patients experiencing drowsiness should not drive, perform potentially hazardous tasks, or operate machinery. They should not exceed the recommended dose and consider the effect the medication has.
Aceterin Express contains lactose monohydrate.
If your doctor has told you that you are intolerant to any sugars, consult them before taking this medicine.
How to take Aceterin Express:
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Swallow the tablets with a glass of liquid.
Adults and adolescents over 12 years old:
Take 1 tablet (10 mg) once a day.
Patients with kidney disease:
If your kidney function is moderate or severely impaired, take half a tablet (5 mg) once a day.
Do not take Aceterin Express if you have end-stage kidney disease.
Elderly people:
Elderly people with normal kidney function do not need dose adjustment.
Use in children and adolescents:
Children and adolescents aged 6 to 12 years: Take half a tablet (5 mg) twice a day (morning and evening).
Duration of treatment:
The duration of treatment depends on the symptoms and their duration. If your condition does not improve or worsens within 5 days, consult your doctor.
What to do if you take too much Aceterin Express:
If you have taken too much Aceterin Express, consult your doctor. After evaluating your condition, the doctor will decide whether any measures need to be taken.
Overdose symptoms may include confusion, diarrhea, dizziness, tiredness, headache, malaise, enlarged pupils, itching, restlessness, suppression, drowsiness, mental impairment, abnormal heart rate, tremors, and urinary retention.
If you forget to take Aceterin Express:
Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. Continue taking it as usual.
If you have more questions about using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Possible side effects:
This medicine, like all others, can cause side effects, although they do not occur in everyone.
Stop using the medicine immediately and consult your doctor if you experience:
- Allergic reactions, including severe reactions and angioedema. Signs of allergic reactions may include itching, rash, swelling of the lips, mouth, tongue, throat, and difficulty breathing. These reactions may occur immediately after the first use of the medicine or at a later time.
Common side effects (affecting up to 1 in 10 people):
- Drowsiness, dizziness, headache,
- Throat inflammation, runny nose (in children),
- Diarrhea, nausea, dry mouth,
- Fatigue.
Uncommon side effects (affecting up to 1 in 100 people):
- Excitement,
- Tingling, burning, itching, or tingling sensation on the skin (paresthesia),
- Abdominal pain,
- Itching, rash,
- Severe fatigue, malaise.
Rare side effects (affecting up to 1 in 1,000 people):
- Depression, hallucinations, aggression, confusion, insomnia,
- Seizures,
- Rapid heart rate (tachycardia),
- Impaired liver function,
- Urticaria,
- Swelling,
- Weight gain.
Very rare side effects (affecting up to 1 in 10,000 patients):
- Decreased platelet count (thrombocytopenia),
- Repetitive twitches of any part of the body (only),
- Palpitations, involuntary movements, abnormally prolonged muscle contractions, tremors, taste changes,
- Blurred vision, difficulty focusing the eyes on distant and near objects (accommodation disorder), involuntary eye movements,
- Drug-induced rash that recurs in the same place each time the drug is used,
- Urination disorders (bedwetting, pain, and/or difficulty urinating).
Side effects of unknown frequency (cannot be calculated from the available data):
- Increased appetite,
- Intrusive thoughts or thinking about suicide, nightmares,
- Memory loss, deterioration of memory,
- Dizziness (vertigo),
- Urinary retention (inability to fully empty the bladder),
- Itching (severe itching) and/or urticaria upon discontinuation of the medicine,
- Joint pain,
- Pustular rash,
- Hepatitis (liver inflammation).
How to store Aceterin Express:
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister after ‘EXP.’ The medicine is suitable for use until the last day of the stated month.
Do not dispose of medicines into wastewater or household waste. Ask the pharmacist how to dispose of medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Package contents and other information:
Composition of Aceterin Express:
Active ingredient: cetirizine dihydrochloride. Each tablet contains 10 mg of cetirizine dihydrochloride. Excipients: microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, macrogol 4000, magnesium stearate, colloidal anhydrous silica, titanium dioxide (E 171).
Appearance and quantity of Aceterin Express in the package:
White, elongated, film-coated tablet with a scoreline on one side.
The tablet can be divided into two equal doses.
The package contains 10 film-coated tablets.”
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