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Long term side effects of effects of anti allergics (zyrtec)?

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Dr. Bhavin Patel answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

None: There have been no reported long-term side effects from use of zyrtec (cetirizine) in a trial involving toddlers and children with eczema, who were treated with zyrtec (cetirizine) for for years daily, and then there was an extension out to six years of total treatment.

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Answered 1/13/2019

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