ASDA HAYFEVER RELIEF is a brand name for Fexofenadine. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
Used for: The product is indicated in adults and children 12 years and older for the relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Verbatim from this product's MHRA label. Tap a section to expand.
Posology Adults The recommended dose of fexofenadine hydrochloride for adults is 120 mg once daily taken before a meal. Fexofenadine is a pharmacologically active metabolite of terfenadine. Paediatric population • Children aged 12 years and over The recommended dose of fexofenadine hydrochloride for children aged 12 years and over is 120 mg one daily taken before a meal.
• Children under 12 years of age The efficacy and safety of fexofenadine hydrochloride 120 mg has not been studied in children under 12. 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.
The following frequency rating has been used, when applicable:
Very common ≥1/10; Common ≥1/100 and <1/10; Uncommon ≥1/1,000 and <1/100; Rare ≥1/10,000 and <1/1,000; Very rare <1/10,000 and not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data). Within each frequency grouping, undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness.
In adults, the following undesirable effects have been reported in clinical trials, with an incidence similar to that observed with placebo: Nervous system disorders Common: headache, drowsiness, dizziness Gastrointestinal disorders Common: nausea General disorders and administration site conditions Uncommon: fatigue In adults, the following undesirable effects have been reported in post-marketing surveillance.
The frequency with which they occur is not known (can not be estimated from available data): Immune system disorders Hypersensitivity reactions with manifestations such as angioedema, chest tightness, dyspnoea, flushing and systemic anaphylaxis Psychiatric disorders Insomnia, nervousness, sleep disorders or nightmares/excessive dreaming (paroniria) Heart pathologies Tachycardia, palpitations Gastrointestinal disorders Diarrhoea Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Rash, urticaria, pruritus Eye disorders Vision blurred.
Reporting of suspected adverse reactions It is important to report suspected adverse reactions that occur after the medicinal product has been authorised as it enables the product's risk/benefit ratio to be continuously monitored. uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.
There is only limited data in the elderly and renally or hepatically impaired patients. The product should only be administered in these special groups on the advice of a doctor. 8) and should use the product only on the advice of their doctor.
The product should not be used in children under 12 years of age.
In children from 6 to 11 years of age:
Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 30 mg tablet (prescription only medicine) is the appropriate formulation for administration and dosing in this population. This medicinal product contains lactose. Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose- galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine.
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