Allevia Hayfever Allergy Tablets, Prescription Strength 120mg Fexofenadine, 24hr Relief Acts Within 1 Hour, Including Sneezing, Watery Eyes, Itchy & Runny Nose, 7 Tablets

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Fexofenadine has lower levels of sedation, explained Dr Scadding. “Fexofenadine is an effective and safe antihistamine with practically no sedation even at nine times the usual dose. So I think it can be highly recommended for everyone with allergic rhinitis who also needs to remain alert and that includes, people who are driving, people who are studying, taking exams, working machinery, it can be widely recommended.”** Never throw away medicine via household or water waste, as this can harm the environment. Instead, take any unwanted or expired medicines to your local pharmacy and ask them to dispose them safely on your behalf. You have or ever had heart disease, since this kind of medicine may lead to a fast or irregular heartbeat Additional side effects (frequency not known: cannot be estimated from the available data) which may occur are:

This is not a complete list of side effects associated with Allevia. A full list of side effects associated with Allevia can be found within the enclosed patient information leaflet. Allergies There are no adequate data from the use of fexofenadine hydrochloride in pregnant women. Limited animal studies do not indicate direct or indirect harmful effects with respect to effects on pregnancy, embryonal/foetal development, parturition or postnatal development (see section 5.3). Allevia 120 mg should not be used during pregnancy unless on the advice of a doctor..If you are unsure how to take Allevia, consult the patient information leaflet or ask a pharmacist. What should I do if I forget to take Allevia when I should? Meltzer, E. O.,Casale, T. B., Nathan, R. A., & Thompson, A. K. (1999). Once-daily fexofenadine HCl improvesquality of life and reduces work and activity impairment in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.Annals of Allergy,Asthma & Immunology,83(4), 311-317.​ If you remember more than 4 hours after, do not give the missed dose. Instead, wait until the next dose and carry on as normal.

Try to take fexofenadine tablets at about the same time every day. Choose a time that is easy to remember. There are exceptions who should not use fexofenadine, warned Dr Scadding. “As yet it is available for those aged over twelve and it has not been well studied in pregnancy and lactation so I would not recommend its use under those circumstances.” A clinical drug-drug interaction study showed that co-administration of apalutamide (a weak inducer of P-gp) and a single oral dose of 30 mg fexofenadine resulted in a 30 % decrease in AUC of fexofenadine. indigestion remedies containing aluminium or magnesium – leave about 2 hours between taking fexofenadine and taking your indigestion remedy Any indirect dangers associated with the above-mentioned excluded populations (e.g. individuals with a history of heart disease) from taking the product is considered to be low. As a P medicine, pharmacists would be able to advise these individuals that the product can only be taken on the advice of a doctor. 5.2 POM Criteria 2 5.2.1 Incorrect Use

1. About fexofenadine

This criterion is set out in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, regulation 62 (5). 7. Assessment of suitability for General Sales List availability

Presentation: Allevia (fexofenadine hydrochloride) 120mg film-coated tablets, containing equivalent to 112mg of fexofenadine. Indications:Relief of symptoms associatedwith allergic rhinitis in adults and children 12 years and older.​It then goes on for patients presenting to the pharmacy or in primary care to suggest treatment with an antihistamine or possibly an intra-nasal corticosteroid. The algorithm then goes on to recommend what should be used if the patient has to visit their doctor or is not well controlled at the first level and that would start with a nasal corticosteroid if they haven’t already used it.