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What is a prescription strength allergy medicine that is equivalent to Zyrtec?

Nina Lee asked:


Now that Zyrtec is available over the counter, I pay a lot more for it than I did w/ my co-pay for the prescription. Is there a prescription allergy medicine that is similar to Zyrtec?
Aidan takes Singulair too. DUH, why didn’t I think of that?!!! That’s a 1/3 of the price of what I’m paying for Zyrtec right now. Thank you!

Has anyone ever heard of an allergy to sugar that causes really bad skin rash?

Fabiola M asked:


I have had this crazy allergy since I has 11 years old. Although it took about 6 years for us to figure out what caused it. I have never heard of anyone that has this same allergy. The rash is not only itchy but very painful sometimes i have it on my legs sometimes on my arms and fingers. And sometimes, to my horror, on my face. It lasts about 4 to 5 days, but the dark spots I get after it drys up take about 3 weeks to go away. The strangest thing, however, is that after I got married and started using birth control it suddenly went away. I’ve been off of birth control for about a year an a half now but the allergy didn’t come back until now … that I’m pregnant. All I want to know is if there is anyone out there that has seen or heard of an allergy like this before and if you have has any doctor ever given any explanations for it. Thanks!

What is an allergy when only one side of my nose is affected?

Donna G asked:

The left side of my face is affected,my nose starts to burn and my left eye starts to water and there is drain that goes down my throat and I start to cough so bad and i have to blow my nose a lot to get it all out and the passed week my nose has started to bleed.Could this be a allergy of some kind?