You are crazy. The allergic season is getting worse.
New studies show that pollen season is getting longer and more intense. But why?
As pollen reaches the peak during this season, the Food and Drug Administration warns that some popular allergic drugs are rare but can cause severe itching side effects.
FDA is A Safety warning On May 16, some patients who took oral allergic drugs daily (at least a few months, but often) have experienced serious itching, known as medical itching.
The affected medicines include cetirizine, which is widely sold under the Zyrtec brand name, and Levocetirizine sold in Xyzal.
According to the FDA, there are rarely reported cases of severe itching side effects, but some were serious and medical intervention.
The spokesman for OPELLA, who manufactures Xyzal, said, “It has a strong performance of the efficacy supported by scientific research and user satisfaction.”
The spokesman said, “Opella indicates the safety of Xyzal when instructing the safety of Xyzal despite this rare reaction.
In the statement, Kenvue, a manufacturer of Zyrtec, said, “We take care of patient safety very seriously and seriously and monitor and report side effects to the regulators.”
“As the FDA recognized, it is rare to report ZYRTEC medicines for the itch of the patient who used it for several months or several years,” he added.
What allergic drugs can cause itchy side effects?
The FDA said cetirizine and levocetirizine are allergic drugs that can cause itching. They are sold under the brand name of Zyrtec and Xyzal, respectively.
Both drugs can be purchased without prescription or can be used through prescription.
The FDA said that it has modified the prescription information for the two drugs to include a warning of the possible effects.
The FDA warns of rare itching. What is Pruritus?
According to the FDA, some allergic medicines can cause severe itching side effects known as itching.
Pruritus is a medical term of itching. Cleveland Clinic.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the most common cause of itching is dry skin, but it includes a fundamental medical condition or nerve damage that affects the body inflammation or swelling, the skin or internal organs or nerve damage.
This story has been updated to add additional information.
Melina Khan is a national trend reporter of USA Today. She can contact melina.khan@usatoday.com.
