Fexostad 60

OTC

Indications

• The symptomatic relief of seasonal allergic rhinitis, chronic idiopathic urticarial in adults and children older than 6 years of age.

Dosage

• Adults and children aged 12 years and over:
  60 mg twice daily or 180 mg once daily.
• Children 6 – 12 years of age:
  30 mg twice daily.
• Patients with impaired renal function or those on hemodialysis:
  Adults and children aged 12 years and over: 60 mg once daily.

Usage

• Fexostad 60 is administered orally and taken with or without food.

Known hypersensitivity to any ingredient in the formulation.

Common

• Drowsiness, fatigue, headache, insomnia, dizziness.
• Nausea, indigestion.
• Virus infection (cold, flue), dysmenorrhea, upper respiratory tract infections, itchy throat, cough, fever,
• Tympanitis,
• Sinusitis,
• Backache.

• Fexofenadine hydrochloride should be administered with cautions in renally or hepatically impaired children.
• Patients with a history of cardiovascular disease should be warned that, antihistamines (including fexofenadine hydrochloride) as a drug class have been associated with the adverse events, tachycardia and palpitations.
• Fexofenadine hydrochloride should not be used during pregnancy unless clearly necessary.
• Fexofenadine hydrochloride is not recommended for mothers breast-feeding.
• Fexofenadine has been shown to have no significant effects on central nervous system function. However, patients should be aware of how they react to drug before driving or operating machinery.