Allopurinol and Levocetirizine interaction

Allopurinol and Levocetirizine: the Levocetirizine prescribing label describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.

Moderate

Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.

What the FDA labels say

From the Levocetirizine (Xyzal) label · effective 2025-07-22

Moderate

There was a small decrease (~16%) in the clearance of cetirizine caused by a 400 mg dose of theophylline.

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Moderate

It is possible that higher theophylline doses could have a greater effect.

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Minor

Antipyrine, Azithromycin, Cimetidine, Erythromycin, Ketoconazole, Theophylline, and Pseudoephedrine Pharmacokinetic interaction studies performed with racemic cetirizine demonstrated that cetirizine did not interact with antipyrine, pseudoephedrine, erythromycin, azithromycin, ketoconazole, and cimetidine.

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Not medical advice. Interaction Checker quotes FDA label text and NIH fact sheets. Whether an interaction matters for you depends on doses, timing, kidney and liver function, and other conditions. Confirm with a pharmacist or prescriber.