Levocetirizine (Oral Route)

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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Bloody nose
• Fever

• Anxiety
• Attack, assault, or force
• Blurred or loss of vision
• Cough
• Dark urine
• Decrease in the frequency of urination
• Decrease in urine volume
• Difficult or labored breathing
• Difficulty in passing urine (dribbling)
• Difficulty with swallowing
• Disturbed color perception
• Dizziness
• Double vision
• Dry mouth
• Fast, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
• General tiredness and weakness
• Halos around lights
• Hives or welts
• Hyperventilation
• Irritability
• Itching skin
• Joint or muscle pain
• Large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
• Light-colored stools
• Nausea and vomiting
• Nervousness
• Night blindness
• Overbright appearance of lights
• Painful urination
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
• Redness of the skin
• Restlessness
• Seizures
• Shaking
• Skin rash
• Tightness in the chest
• Trouble with sleeping
• Tunnel vision
• Upper right abdominal or stomach pain
• Yellow eyes and skin

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Headache
• Muscle aches
• Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
• Sore throat
• Stuffy or runny nose

• Body aches or pain
• Congestion
• Diarrhea
• Dryness or soreness of the throat
• Earache
• Hoarseness
• Redness or swelling in the ear
• Tender, swollen glands in the neck
• Voice changes

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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