Levocetirizine for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria in adults and children

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Ebastine 20 mg, Ebastine 10 mg and Levocetirizine 5 mg in Acute Urticaria

“…We found that side effects were more with levocetirizine as compared to that of ebastine. These can be comparable with the study also showed that with levocetirizine, patients experienced headache (23.8%), pharyngitis (19.4%), influenza (14.6%), fatigue (8.3%), and somnolence (8.3%) when used to treat Urticaria [31].…”

Desloratadine‐montelukast combination improves quality of life and decreases nasal obstruction in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis

“…Combination therapy (montelukast plus levocetirizine) is a more effective strategy than monotherapy in the treatment of PAR. Singh‐Franco et al described that levocetirizine 5 mg/day is effective in reducing symptoms of PAR, seasonal AR, and improving QoL, with an acceptable tolerability profile when it is used alone. Ciebiada et al found that, montelukast, desloratadine, and levocetirizine significantly improved QoL.…”

Second generation antihistamines: assessment of the efficacy of treatment and tolerance of some preparations of this group (preliminary studies)

“…Similarly, studies by Reinartz showed high efficacy of desloratadine in reducing symptoms of allergic rhinitis co-morbidity of asthma [14]. Other studies by SinghFranco showed the high efficacy of levocetirizine for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and chronic urticaria in adults and children, and its good tolerability [15]. And Miyabe's studies confirmed that fexofenadine may be successfully used to suppress the symptoms of allergic rhinitis [16].…”