Fexostad 180

OTC

Indications

• Relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis in adults and children 12 years of age and older.
• Treatment of uncomplicated skin manifestations of chronic idiopathic urticaria in adults and children 12 years of age and older.

Dosage

• Adults and children aged 12 years and over: The recommended dose of fexofenadine hydrochloride for children aged 12 years and over is 180 mg once daily taken before a meal.
• Special populations: Studies in special risk groups (elderly, renally or hepatically impaired patients) indicate that it is not necessary to adjust the dose of fexofenadine hydrochloride in these patients.

Usage

• Orally administered before a meal. Do not take fexofenadine with fruit juices as orange, grapefruit or apple juice.

Patients with known hypersensitivity to fexofenadine hydrochloride or to any of the ingredients.

Common

• Drowsiness, fatigue, headache, insomnia, dizziness.
• Nausea, indigestion.
• Susceptible to virus infection (cold, flu), dysmenorrhea, upper respiratory tract infections, itchy throat, cough, fever, otitis media, sinusitis, back pain.

• Caution and an appropriate dose adjustment should be made to patients with impaired renal function because plasma concentrations are increased due to a prolonged half-life.
• Cautions should be taken when using the drug in the elderly (over 65 years of age) who often have physiological decline in renal function.
• The efficacy and safety of fexofenadine hydrochloride 180 mg has not been studied in children under 12.
• Do not arbitrarily add another H1 antihistamine while using fexofenadine.
• Fexofenadine should be discontinued at least 24 – 48 hours prior to intradermal injection antigen tests.
• Taking fexofenadine causes exacerbation of psoriasis.
• Fexofenadine hydrochloride should not be used during pregnancy unless clearly necessary.
• There are no data on the content of human milk after administering fexofenadine hydrochloride. Therefore fexofenadine hydrochloride is not recommended for mothers breastfeeding their babies.
• Although fexofenadine is less likely to cause drowsiness, caution should be exercised when driving or operating machinery that requires alertness.