Zyrtec

[Guest guest]

Hi All & Margaret,

Thanks for your support on my itching problem. I went to see the Doc

today and he confirmed that I do have a problem. He did take me

seriously and told me that Zyrtec if about the same as Hydroxyzine,

their in the same family.

Antways he told me to take 2 Zyrtec everyday. I thought I was suppose

to take it only when I began to itch; sure glad I asked. He did also

say that Zyrtec is a slow acting agent and that is why I should take it

every day. If this treatment fails then I get to look forward to taking

Predisone for 10 days or so.

Thank you all for your support,

Louise 49 - Winton, CA

[Guest guest]

I'm in the U.S. and just ordered Zyrtec from the mychemist pharmacy in

, Australia. The price is $19.95 for 30. As opposed to $57 for 30 at

my local discount pharmacy. We'll see how it works out.

Pascoe wrote:

> Thursday, November 29, 2001, 12:48:25 PM, you wrote:

>

> MW> Is it true that zyrtec (reactine) is an over the counter (no

> MW> prescription required) med in Canada? What does it cost? In the US the

> MW> best price I've found is almost $2 US per 10 mg tablet. Those with

> MW> prescription plans should be thankful.

>

> Not that we are in Canada, but we can get Zyrtec and Claratyne without a

> script here in Oz. A box of 30 Claratyne costs ~$34 so about $17 USD.

>

> Probably cheap enough to make you want to import them from over here !

>

> Over the last couple of years quite a few meds have come off script. Ones

> off the top of my head: nizoral, rhinocort, beconase, claratyne, zyrtec.

> This has meant people don't need to go to the doctor as much. Lets hope

> for y'all's sake that the US might consider doing the same.

>

> cheers,

> davidp.

> --

> Pascoe, dp@..., South Perth, Western Australia