Cetirizine HCl

Manufacturer
Bionpharma Inc. | Patheon Softgels Inc.
Effective date
2025-12-16
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
5
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 01:25:33

Label at a glance#

ProductCetirizine HCl
Active ingredientCETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Label structure10 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies: runny nose  sneezing itchy, watery eyes itching of the nose or throat

Dosage and administration

adults and children 6 years and over one 10 mg capsule once daily; do not take more than one 10 mg capsule in 24 hours. A 5 mg product may be appropriate for less severe symptoms. adults 65 years and over   ask a doctor children under 6 years of age   ask a doctor consumers with liver or kidney disease   ask a doctor

Storage and handling

store at 20º-25ºC (68º-77ºF) avoid high humidity and excessive heat above 40ºC (104ºF) protect from light

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each capsule)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Cetirizine HCl 10 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Antihistamine

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

temporarily relieves these symptoms due to hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies:

  • runny nose 
  • sneezing
  • itchy, watery eyes
  • itching of the nose or throat

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this product or any of its ingredients or to an antihistamine containing hydroxyzine.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

liver or kidney disease.  Your doctor should determine if you need a different dose.

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking tranquilizers or sedatives.

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

  • drowsiness may occur
  • alcohol, sedatives, and tranquilizers may increase drowsiness
  • avoid alcoholic drinks
  • be careful when driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

an allergic reaction to this product occurs. Seek medical help right away.

If pregnant or breast-feeding:

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

  • if breast-feeding: not recommended
  • if pregnant: ask a health professional before use

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

adults and children 6 years and overone 10 mg capsule once daily; do not take more than one 10 mg capsule in 24 hours. A 5 mg product may be appropriate for less severe symptoms.
adults 65 years and over  ask a doctor
children under 6 years of age  ask a doctor
consumers with liver or kidney disease  ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • store at 20º-25ºC (68º-77ºF)
  • avoid high humidity and excessive heat above 40ºC (104ºF)
  • protect from light

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

FD&C yellow #6, gelatin, glycerin, mannitol, pharmaceutical ink, polyethylene glycol, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitan, sorbitol

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

call toll free 1-888-235-2466(Mon - Fri 9AM - 5PM EST)

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF IMPRINTED SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING

KEEP THIS CARTON FOR COMPLETE WARNINGS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION

†This product is not manufactured or distributed by the owners of Zyrtec®

Manufactured for:

BIONPHARMA

Princeton, NJ 08540

R0921

L0000534

Principal Display Panel - 65's carton

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

†compare tothe active ingredient in Zyrtec®

NDC 69452-265-88

a+health TM

cetirizine HCl capsules, 10 mg

antihistamine

indoor & outdoor allergies

24 hour relief of:

  • sneezing
  • runny nose
  • itchy, watery eyes
  • itchy throat or nose

65 softgels**

**liquid-filled capsule

cartoncarton

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
1014675cetirizine HCl 10 MG 24HR Oral CapsulePSN5
1014675cetirizine hydrochloride 10 MG Oral CapsuleSCD5
1014675cetirizine HCl 10 MG 24 HR Oral CapsuleSY5

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
ClassVersionTypeEffective
CETIRIZINE Pharmacologic Class Indexing3Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20180813

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
a62a50ac-1535-4461-9768-8ae703e2e9fbProduct name120210525
c505bb17-4ff9-45f9-ac2d-bb9c8c9d35beProduct name120200304
a255659f-db40-429d-8c07-5f173f330d9cProduct name120190402
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9514609b-a2a9-f8ec-6ba6-3f8e5ee89877Product name120140508
bc07ef78-e82d-0c19-31f4-31f263780582Product name120140508

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
69452-265-15Cetirizine HCl1 in 1 CARTONCAPSULE15
69452-265-15Cetirizine HCl40 in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICCAPSULE405
69452-265-86Cetirizine HCl25 in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICCAPSULE255
69452-265-86Cetirizine HCl1 in 1 CARTONCAPSULE15
69452-265-88Cetirizine HCl65 in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTICCAPSULE655
69452-265-88Cetirizine HCl1 in 1 CARTONCAPSULE15

Products#

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
69452-26569452-265-86, 69452-265-15, 69452-265-88

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

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Source Document#

Source XML

Orange Book application contexts#

All distinct exact application/product contexts derived from this label’s complete NDC list are paginated below.

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Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 43.

Orange Book products#

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Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-productTrade nameIngredientStrengthDosage form / routeTE codesRLD / RSApproval date
N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGYCETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23
N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEFCETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23
N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEFCETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23
N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGYCETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

Product history page 1 of 5 · 172 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
CapturedEditionApplication-productTrade nameStrengthDosage form / routeProduct TE source textRLD / RSApproval dateSource SHA-256
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-2384e616aacf4f…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-2384e616aacf4f…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-2384e616aacf4f…
2026-09-14 22:38:342026-08N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-2384e616aacf4f…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23caaa826d4ba7…
2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23011fe1cb6892…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-2331067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-2331067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-2331067a03dcf5…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-2331067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-236a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-236a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-236a471c1ec25d…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-236a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23fd3edfee7708…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-23b8a1b40f171c…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-23b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-2303ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-2303ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-2303ed91905a0d…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-2303ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-232680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-232680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-232680178bc6a6…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-232680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N022429-001CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-235bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N022429-002CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-235bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N022429-003CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE HIVES RELIEF5MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD2009-07-235bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N022429-004CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ALLERGY10MGCAPSULE / ORALRLD, RS2009-07-235bbf6a4d5a75…

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
Cetirizine HClCETIRIZINE HCLBionpharma Inc.2c2c4828-0479-4ff3-b2b0-dde5fa74efaf2025-12-16WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 69452-265-88
ndc (package): 69452-265-86
ndc (package): 69452-265-15
ndc (product): 69452-265
ndc11 (package): 69452026588
ndc11 (package): 69452026515
ndc11 (package): 69452026586
spl id: 46133ef3-fe73-3341-e063-6394a90adc6d
spl set id: 2c2c4828-0479-4ff3-b2b0-dde5fa74efaf

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

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