Allergy Med question-Zyrtec

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My son's doc does not want to prescribe Claritan Redi tabs for my

son's nasal allergies because he is under the age of 6. He

prescribed Zyrtec instead. I found a site on the internet that lists

Zyrtec as gluten-free but I can find no info on it's casein status.

I called Pfizer and can get no answer until tomorrow (hopefully).

The doc went ahead and phoned in the scrip for the Zyrtec to the

pharmacy but I won't fill it until I can get some answers. My son

reacts also to egg, citrus, beans, banana, cantaloupe, peanut, soy,

canola and green pepper as well. Is there a web site that lists ALL

ingredients in a medication? Rosie

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zyrtec has lactose in it. My son has been on it since age 5.

Phyllis

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This has probably already been answered but this is what Zyrtec has

in it (By the way you should NOT use it, the product does have

natural banana flavor). Cetrizine hydrochloride is the active

ingredient, it comes in powder form. The inacitve ingredients

are:banana flavor (natural),glacial acetic acid,glycerin,grape flavor

(Natural),methylparaben,propylene glycol,propylpareben,sodium

acetate,sugar syrup, and water.

Hope this helps, that compound was for making the syrup by the way,

let me know if you need tablet information.

Debbie

> My son's doc does not want to prescribe Claritan Redi tabs for my

> son's nasal allergies because he is under the age of 6. He

> prescribed Zyrtec instead. I found a site on the internet that

lists

> Zyrtec as gluten-free but I can find no info on it's casein

status.

> I called Pfizer and can get no answer until tomorrow (hopefully).

> The doc went ahead and phoned in the scrip for the Zyrtec to the

> pharmacy but I won't fill it until I can get some answers. My son

> reacts also to egg, citrus, beans, banana, cantaloupe, peanut, soy,

> canola and green pepper as well. Is there a web site that lists

ALL

> ingredients in a medication? Rosie

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In a message dated 5/5/01 2:51:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

debbiejusi@... writes:

> This has probably already been answered but this is what Zyrtec has

> in it (By the way you should NOT use it, the product does have

> natural banana flavor). Cetrizine hydrochloride is the active

> ingredient, it comes in powder form. The inacitve ingredients

> are:banana flavor (natural),glacial acetic acid,glycerin,grape flavor

> (Natural),methylparaben,propylene glycol,propylpareben,sodium

> acetate,sugar syrup, and water.

>

> Hope this helps, that compound was for making the syrup by the way,

> let me know if you need tablet information.

>

> Debbie

>

>

My son has been using it since October and does fine on it.

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Same here, my oldest uses it with no probs, my youngest takes Atarx.

Debbie

> In a message dated 5/5/01 2:51:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> debbiejusi@y... writes:

>

>

> > This has probably already been answered but this is what Zyrtec

has

> > in it (By the way you should NOT use it, the product does have

> > natural banana flavor). Cetrizine hydrochloride is the active

> > ingredient, it comes in powder form. The inacitve ingredients

> > are:banana flavor (natural),glacial acetic acid,glycerin,grape

flavor

> > (Natural),methylparaben,propylene glycol,propylpareben,sodium

> > acetate,sugar syrup, and water.

> >

> > Hope this helps, that compound was for making the syrup by the

way,

> > let me know if you need tablet information.

> >

> > Debbie

> >

> >

>

> My son has been using it since October and does fine on it.

>

>

>

>

>

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In a message dated 5/6/01 2:46:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

debbiejusi@... writes:

>

> ,

> Same here, my oldest uses it with no probs, my youngest takes Atarx.

>

> Debbie

>

>

>

>

>

Debbie, my son gets a dry hacking cough with allergies too. But his juices

run clear (I always say that when referring to his drippy nose). For the

cough I give him Del Sym. That has been excellent to help him be more

comfortable. The way I also realize that is not a cold that he has and that

he's not really " sick " is that by morning, the cough will be gone like 80%.

That's too quick to be a sickness. He also does not get any fever associated

with it. Me, I've been sick for 3 days now probably with a sinus infection.

I take Tylenol Allergy/Sinus and it works great, but I can see the difference

between what I have and what my son has.

Sal's mom

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,

Out of curiousity and for future reference, is Del Sym a

prescription or is it over the counter...do you know who makes it?

Thanks

Debbie(always looking for cough meds to keep handy)

> In a message dated 5/6/01 2:46:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> debbiejusi@y... writes:

>

>

> >

> > ,

> > Same here, my oldest uses it with no probs, my youngest takes

Atarx.

> >

> > Debbie

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

> Debbie, my son gets a dry hacking cough with allergies too. But

his juices

> run clear (I always say that when referring to his drippy nose).

For the

> cough I give him Del Sym. That has been excellent to help him be

more

> comfortable. The way I also realize that is not a cold that he has

and that

> he's not really " sick " is that by morning, the cough will be gone

like 80%.

> That's too quick to be a sickness. He also does not get any fever

associated

> with it. Me, I've been sick for 3 days now probably with a sinus

infection.

> I take Tylenol Allergy/Sinus and it works great, but I can see the

difference

> between what I have and what my son has.

>

>

> Sal's mom

>

>

>

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In a message dated 5/7/01 10:00:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

debbiejusi@... writes:

> ,

>

> Out of curiousity and for future reference, is Del Sym a

> prescription or is it over the counter...do you know who makes it?

>

> Thanks

> Debbie(always looking for cough meds to keep handy)

>

>

> Its over the counter. The label is orange and white. Black letters. The

> medicine itself is orange too. Its not a narcotic either. But its pretty

> strong, every 12 hours. Not sure if its GFCF. I have to say that when my

> son is sick, I don't bother with GFCF medications. I just give him what he

> needs. I know that a lot of people do stick to GFCF when their kids are

> > The foods yes, but not meds.