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Can I use Allegra-D in the place of Zyrtec-D?

My doctor prescribed the Zyrtec but all the pharmacies in my country are out if that drug. A few have the Allegra-D, so I was wondering if I can take the Allegra and have it have the same effect that the Zyrtec would have.

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  • 3 years ago

    The primary ingredient in Allegra and Zyrtec are different, but are used for the same thing. The "D" is the same decongestant ingredient, I think allegra has 240mg, zyrtec has 120mg.

    You may be better off asking the pharmacist if he has any generics for Allegra D or separate cetirizine and pseudoephedrine tablets you can take together.

    Because, pseudoephedrine can be used to illegally manufacture methamphetamines (also known as meth), in the US federal regulations require that it be sold behind the pharmacy or service counter. It is available without prescription, but ID and quantities are recorded to assist law enforcement.

  • 3 years ago

    Why don;t you ask the doctor who wrote the prescription? Surely they would know better than we would.

  • D J
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Check with your doctor's office.

  • 3 years ago

    ask your doctor. would you really risk your health by following advice found here?

    wikipedia:

    Cetirizine, prominently marketed under the brand name Zyrtec among others, is a potent second-generation antihistamine used in the treatment of hay fever, allergies, angioedema, and urticaria. It acts as a selective antagonist of the histamine H1 receptor.

    Fexofenadine, sold under the trade name Allegra among others is an antihistamine pharmaceutical drug used in the treatment of allergy symptoms, such as hay fever and urticaria. Therapeutically, fexofenadine is a selective peripheral H1-blocker.

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