Galpharm Treathay Hayfever Relief Fexofenadine, 30 Count (Pack of 1)

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Human histamine wheal and flare studies following single and twice daily doses of fexofenadine hydrochloride demonstrate that the medicinal products exhibits an antihistaminic effect beginning within one hour, achieving maximum at 6 hours and lasting 24 hours.

If your baby is not feeding as well as usual, seems unusually sleepy, or seems irritable, or if you have any other concerns about your baby, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, health visitor or midwife. You or the person who's unwell may also have a rash that's swollen, raised, itchy, blistered or peeling. It is usedto relieve the symptoms of hayfever (seasonal allergic rhinitis) such as sneezing, runny or blocked nose, and red, itchy and watery eyes. Each film-coated tablet contains 120 mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride, which is equivalent to 112 mg of fexofenadine.

The recommended dose of fexofenadine hydrochloride for adults is 120 mg once daily taken before a meal. You may only need to take fexofenadine on a day you have symptoms, such as when you've been exposed to something you're allergic to, like animal hair. If you are allergic to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). There is very little information available, but it shows that only tiny amounts get into breast milk. A positive dose-response relationship between doses of 10mg to 130mg taken orally was found to exist.

An exception is when you want the medicine to make you sleepy – for example, if you have itchy skin that's keeping you awake. Dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and dry mouth have been reported with overdose of fexofenadine hydrochloride. The recommended dose of fexofenadine hydrochloride for adolescents aged 12 years and over is 120 mg once daily taken before a meal. If you or your child have been prescribed fexofenadine, follow your doctor's instructions about how and when to take it.

Patients with a history of or ongoing cardiovascular disease should be warned that, antihistamines as a medicine class, have been associated with the adverse reactions, tachycardia and palpitations (see section 4.

If you forget to give a dose to a child who is taking fexofenadine twice a day, you can give the dose if it's within 4 hours of when they should have had it. Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Other non-drowsy antihistamines like acrivastine, cetirizine, loratadine, desloratadine and levocetirizine seem to work just as well as fexofenadine. Also, no significant change in QTc intervals was observed in healthy subjects given fexofenadine hydrochloride up to 60 mg twice daily for 6 months.

Coadministration of fexofenadine hydrochloride with erythromycin or ketoconazole has been found to result in a 2–3 times increase in the level of fexofenadine in plasma. Fexofenadine at concentrations 32 times greater than the therapeutic concentration in man had no effect on the delayed rectifier K+ channel cloned from human heart. As well as taking a non-drowsy antihistamine during the day (such as fexofenadine, cetirizine or loratadine), your doctor may suggest that you take a sedating antihistamine at night time if the itching is making it difficult to sleep.

If any of these apply to you, or if you are not sure, tell your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine. Clinical studies conducted in seasonal allergic rhinitis have shown that a dose of 120mg is sufficient for 24 hour efficacy.Film coating: Hypromellose (E464), macrogol (PEG 400), macrogol (PEG 4000), titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxide yellow (El72) and iron oxide red (E172). Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicine. If you think that you need to take fexofenadine in pregnancy, talk to your doctor or pharmacist who will help you decide, or who may recommend other medicines for you. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you're unsure whether it's safe for you to drive while taking fexofenadine.