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By Linda Ikeji

Pharmacist warns women against using allergy medicines for vaginal tightness

The Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK) has warned ladies in opposition to inserting cetirizine allergy tablets into their vaginas to realize tightness, describing the apply promoted on social media as unsafe.

The physique gave the warning following the circulation of TikTok posts claiming that the antihistamine, generally used to deal with allergic reactions, may scale back vaginal moisture and create a sensation of tightness throughout sexual activity. Cetirizine is often prescribed to alleviate allergy signs similar to sneezing, runny nostril, itchy eyes and pores and skin reactions, together with hives.

“Dryness is not tightness… instead, it may increase friction, discomfort, and the risk of tissue injury.

Cetirizine is an allergy medicine, taken by mouth. It is not approved or tested for any other purpose, and definitely not for vaginal use. Inserting oral tablets is unsafe. Cetirizine tablets are made to be swallowed. Their ingredients have not been tested on delicate vaginal tissue.”

A pharmacist then suggested ladies who had already tried the apply to discontinue it and search medical consideration in the event that they skilled issues.

“If you have already tried it. Stop. See a doctor if you have pain, bleeding, burning, itching, unusual discharge, or fever,” the assertion mentioned.

The society additional urged pharmacists to not knowingly dispense medicines for functions for which they weren’t supposed and inspired them to report any antagonistic results to related well being authorities.

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