Article: FDA Approves the Allergy Treatment Zyrtec(R) for Use Without a Prescription.

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FT. WASHINGTON, Pa., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., announced today that it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the allergy treatment ZYRTEC(R) (cetirizine HCl) to be used without a prescription for adults and children. ZYRTEC(R) relieves symptoms due to perennial and seasonal allergic rhinitis, commonly referred to as indoor and outdoor upper respiratory allergies. ZYRTEC(R) also relieves itching due to hives.

The ZYRTEC(R) approval comes one week after the FDA granted the ...

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