FDA warns of severe itching risk when stopping long-term use of allergy medications cetirizine and levocetirizine, affecting ...

The agency will require manufacturers to add a warning to prescription and OTC labeling about the risk of itching and the ...

Although the side effect is rare, the FDA said some patients experienced severe itching that required medical attention.

Patients have been advised to contact a health care professional if they develop severe itching after stopping prescription or OTC cetirizine or levocetirizine pills. Those who reported the ...

The itching, known medically as pruritus, was so bad that affected people described “significant and persistent impact on quality of life and ability to function.” ...

We are just starting to learn more about the systemic impact of these medications,” Dr. Shiara Ortiz-Pujols told The Post.

In most cases, the people affected had been using cetirizine or levocetirizine daily for three months or more, and only noticed the itching start after they stopped taking the allergy pills.

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