Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

The aim of the study was to compare efficacy, onset of action, and sedative effects of cetirizine (CTZ) and levocetirizine (levoCTZ) in chronic idiopathic urtcaria with fifteen patients in each group. They were found to be equipotent and the onset of action was almost same. Twenty percent in CTZ and...

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Main Author: Rathi Sanjay K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2004-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2004;volume=49;issue=3;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=Rathi;type=0
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spelling doaj-39b04510312f44b28dd398ee48877b7b2020-11-25T00:04:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112004-01-01493130131Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic UrticariaRathi Sanjay KThe aim of the study was to compare efficacy, onset of action, and sedative effects of cetirizine (CTZ) and levocetirizine (levoCTZ) in chronic idiopathic urtcaria with fifteen patients in each group. They were found to be equipotent and the onset of action was almost same. Twenty percent in CTZ and 13.33% in levoCTZ exhibited mild sedation.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2004;volume=49;issue=3;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=Rathi;type=0
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Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
Indian Journal of Dermatology
author_facet Rathi Sanjay K
author_sort Rathi Sanjay K
title Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
title_short Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
title_full Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
title_fullStr Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
title_full_unstemmed Comparison Of Levocetirizine And Cetirizine In Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
title_sort comparison of levocetirizine and cetirizine in chronic idiopathic urticaria
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Dermatology
issn 0019-5154
1998-3611
publishDate 2004-01-01
description The aim of the study was to compare efficacy, onset of action, and sedative effects of cetirizine (CTZ) and levocetirizine (levoCTZ) in chronic idiopathic urtcaria with fifteen patients in each group. They were found to be equipotent and the onset of action was almost same. Twenty percent in CTZ and 13.33% in levoCTZ exhibited mild sedation.
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