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Preferred Name

Cetirizine Hydrochloride
Synonyms

CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Cetirizine Hydrochloride

Zyrtec

Definitions

A synthetic phenylmethyl-piperazinyl derivative, antihistaminic Cetirizine is a metabolite of hydroxyzine and a selective peripheral histamine H1-receptor antagonist. It is used for symptomatic treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis and for chronic urticaria. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28920

Accepted_Therapeutic_Use_For

Allergies

CAS_Registry

83881-52-1

Chemical_Formula

C21H25ClN2O3.2HCl

code

C28920

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A synthetic phenylmethyl-piperazinyl derivative, antihistaminic Cetirizine is a metabolite of hydroxyzine and a selective peripheral histamine H1-receptor antagonist. It is used for symptomatic treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis and for chronic urticaria. (NCI04)

FDA_UNII_Code

64O047KTOA

FULL_SYN

CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Cetirizine Hydrochloride

Zyrtec

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1042

label

Cetirizine Hydrochloride

Legacy Concept Name

Cetirizine_Hydrochloride

Preferred_Name

Cetirizine Hydrochloride

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28920

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0700480

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29578

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