Suggest Dosage For Levocetirizine

Posted on Thu, 12 Feb 2015

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Thu, 12 Feb 2015 Answered on

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Question : Can I take Levocetirizine dhcl 5 mg tab tev @ 3:30 AM?

Answered by Dr. Deepika Patil (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, the usual dose of Levocetrizine 5 mg is twice daily.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Welcome to HealthcareMagic.

You can take the mentioned tablet at 3.30 am. As such it's dose is twice daily. As you have taken tablet at 3.30 am avoid taking it again at 8 or 9 am. You may get excess sleep.

Hope I have answered your query. If any further queries are there I would love to help.

Regards
Dr Deepika Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Deepika Patil (8 minutes later)

If I take it @ 4:00 am then can I go to work @ 9:30 - 10 am.

Answered by Dr. Deepika Patil (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Yes you can go to work as it will be 5 to 6 hrs after taking tablet.

Hope I have answered your query. If any further queries are there I would love to help.

Regards
Dr Deepika Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju