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Who have Cough with Zyrtec - from FDA reports


Cough is found among people who take Zyrtec, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drug for < 1 month, also take medication Singulair, and have Asthma. This study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 64,005 people who have side effects when taking Zyrtec from FDA, and is updated regularly.

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On Feb, 16, 2019

64,005 people reported to have side effects when taking Zyrtec.
Among them, 1,959 people (3.06%) have Cough

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could Zyrtec cause Cough?

Time on Zyrtec when people have Cough *:

  • < 1 month: 58.73 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 20.63 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 1.59 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 1.59 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 14.29 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 1.59 %
  • 10+ years: 1.59 %

Gender of people who have Cough when taking Zyrtec *:

  • female: 71.13 %
  • male: 28.87 %

Age of people who have Cough when taking Zyrtec *:

  • 0-1: 0.73 %
  • 2-9: 7.61 %
  • 10-19: 4.9 %
  • 20-29: 4.96 %
  • 30-39: 8.6 %
  • 40-49: 14.63 %
  • 50-59: 20.78 %
  • 60+: 37.79 %

Top conditions involved for these people *:

  1. Asthma: 355 people, 18.12%
  2. Hypersensitivity: 250 people, 12.76%
  3. High Blood Pressure: 167 people, 8.52%
  4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 125 people, 6.38%
  5. Pain: 117 people, 5.97%
  6. Depression: 103 people, 5.26%
  7. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 88 people, 4.49%
  8. High Blood Cholesterol: 85 people, 4.34%
  9. Multiple Allergies (allergy to multiple agents): 73 people, 3.73%
  10. Stress And Anxiety: 71 people, 3.62%

Top co-used drugs for these people *:

  1. Singulair: 358 people, 18.27%
  2. Prilosec: 211 people, 10.77%
  3. Nexium: 179 people, 9.14%
  4. Synthroid: 173 people, 8.83%
  5. Flonase: 170 people, 8.68%
  6. Aspirin: 164 people, 8.37%
  7. Lasix: 155 people, 7.91%
  8. Prednisone: 146 people, 7.45%
  9. Zometa: 144 people, 7.35%
  10. Lipitor: 144 people, 7.35%

Top other side effects for these people *:

  1. Breathing Difficulty: 513 people, 26.19%
  2. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 397 people, 20.27%
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 359 people, 18.33%
  4. Pain: 318 people, 16.23%
  5. Fever: 308 people, 15.72%
  6. Headache (pain in head): 300 people, 15.31%
  7. Chest Pain: 300 people, 15.31%
  8. Diarrhea: 269 people, 13.73%
  9. Nausea And Vomiting: 255 people, 13.02%
  10. Stress And Anxiety: 245 people, 12.51%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you have Cough while taking Zyrtec?

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