Levocetirizine is the pharmacologically active enantiomer of cetirizine. It is a potent histamine H-1 receptor antagonist with anti-inflammatory and antiallergic properties. The review analyses the levocetirizine’s properties in terms of safety and efficacy both in allergic rhinitis and urticarioid syndromes

Calogiuri, G F

Cardinale, F

Di Leo, E

Ferrannini, A

Macchia, L

Nettis, E

Vacca, A

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E Nettis1, G F Calogiuri2, E Di Leo1, F Cardinale3, L Macchia1, A Ferrannini1, A Vacca1,41Section of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases; 24th Pneumology Department, Pneumologic Hospital A Galateo, San Cesario di Lecce, Italy; 3Department of Biomedicina dell&amp;rsquo;Et&amp;agrave; Evolutiva, Pediatrics Unit &amp;ldquo;S Maggiore&amp;rdquo;; 4Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, ItalyAbstract: Levocetirizine is the pharmacologically active enantiomer of cetirizine. It is a potent histamine H-1 receptor antagonist with anti-inflammatory and antiallergic properties. The review analyses the levocetirizine&amp;rsquo;s properties in terms of safety and efficacy both in allergic rhinitis and urticarioid syndromes.Keywords: allergic rhinitis, chronic idiopatic urticaria, levocetirizin

E Nettis

G F Calogiuri

E Di Leo

F Cardinale

L Macchia

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