XYZAL Oral solution Ref.[7294] Active ingredients: Levocetirizine

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2019  Publisher: UCB Pharma Ltd, 208 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3WE

Product name and form

Xyzal 0.5 mg/ml oral solution.

Pharmaceutical Form

Oral solution.

Clear and colourless solution.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

1 ml of oral solution contains 0.5 mg levocetirizine dihydrochloride.

Excipients with known effect:

0.675 mg methyl parahydroxybenzoate/ml
0.075 mg propyl parahydroxybenzoate/ml
0.4 g maltitol liquid/ml

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Levocetirizine

Levocetirizine, the ® enantiomer of cetirizine, is a potent and selective antagonist of peripheral H1-receptors. Pharmacodynamic studies in healthy volunteers demonstrate that, at half the dose, levocetirizine has comparable activity to cetirizine, both in the skin and in the nose.

List of Excipients

Sodium acetate trihydrate (for pH adjustment)
Glacial acetic acid (for pH adjustment) Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218)
Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216)
Glycerol 85%
Maltitol liquid (E965)
Saccharin sodium
Purified water

Tutti frutti flavor contains:
triacetin (E1518)
benzaldehyde
orange oil
vanillin
ethyl butyrate
orange oil concentrated
isoamyl acetate
allyl hexanoate
gamma-undecalactone
citral
geraniol
citronellol
alpha tocopherol (E307)

Pack sizes and marketing

Type III amber glass bottle closed with a white polypropylene child-resistant closure in a cardboard box also containing a 10 ml oral syringe graduated at 0.25 ml (polyethylene, polystyrene).

Pack sizes: 75 ml, 150 ml and 200 ml.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

UCB Pharma Ltd, 208 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3WE

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PL 00039/731

Date of first authorisation: 21-Mar-2007

Date of latest renewal: 06-Oct-2014

Drugs

Drug Countries
XYZAL Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

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