{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "drug_profile",
  "generic": "cetirizine",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "origin": "openfda",
  "sections": {
    "adult": [
      {
        "text": "The dosage in this age group can be increased to a maximum dose of 5 mg per day given as 1 teaspoonful oral solution once a day or one ½ teaspoonful oral solution given every 12 hours.",
        "source": "US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "Cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution, USP can be taken without regard to food consumption. Children 2 to 5 Years for Chronic Urticaria: The recommended initial dose of cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution, USP in children aged 2 to 5 years is 2.5 mg (½ teaspoonful) oral solution once daily.",
        "source": "US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ],
    "child": [
      {
        "text": "Cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution, USP can be taken without regard to food consumption. Children 2 to 5 Years for Chronic Urticaria: The recommended initial dose of cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution, USP in children aged 2 to 5 years is 2.5 mg (½ teaspoonful) oral solution once daily.",
        "source": "US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "Children 2 to 5 Years for Chronic Urticaria: The recommended initial dose of cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution, USP in children aged 2 to 5 years is 2.5 mg (½ teaspoonful) oral solution once daily.",
        "source": "US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "Children 6 months to < 2 years For Perennial Allergic Rhinitis and Chronic Urticaria: The recommended dose of cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution, USP in children 6 months to 23 months of age is 2.5 mg (½ teaspoonful) once daily.",
        "source": "US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), section 'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ],
    "renal": [
      {
        "text": "No kidney-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.",
        "source": "Read and found silent: the US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "hepatic": [
      {
        "text": "No liver-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.",
        "source": "Read and found silent: the US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "pregnancy": [
      {
        "text": "Nothing on pregnancy in this label. Treat as unknown, not as safe.",
        "source": "Read and found silent: the US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "lactation": [
      {
        "text": "Nothing on breastfeeding in this label. Treat as unknown, not as safe.",
        "source": "Read and found silent: the US FDA label for cetirizine (CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE), retrieved 2026-08-29",
        "cached_file": "labels/cetirizine.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ]
  }
}