NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pfizer's blockbuster
antihistamine Zyrtec has gained a supplemental US approval for use in children
as young as 6 months old, the US Food and Drug Administration (news
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web sites) (FDA) said Tuesday.
Zyrtec (cetirizine hydrochloride)--which is
currently indicated to relieve symptoms of allergic rhinitis, or nasal
inflammation, and to treat itching and hives in adults and in children age 2 and
older--has now been cleared for those two indications in children 6 months and
older, Pfizer confirmed.
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