Alerfast 120 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Fexofenadine hydrochloride
Company Biopharma limited
Also available as
Alerfast 30 mg suspension Alerfast 180 mg tablet

Title

  • Alerfast 120 mg Tablet

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Antihistamine
  • Allergy Relief
  • Urticaria Treatment
  • Seasonal Allergies

Description

  • Alerfast is indicated for the relief of symptoms associated with seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis
  • Alerfast improves health-related quality of life and work/activity productivity
  • Symptoms treated effectively include sneezing, rhinorrhea, lacrimation, itchy, red eyes, and itchy nose/palate/throat
  • It relieves allergy symptoms such as runny nose, itching eyes/nose, sneezing, hives, and itching
  • Alerfast significantly reduces the signs and symptoms of chronic idiopathic urticaria
  • Fexofenadine is considered an "inverse agonist" of the H1 receptor
  • It has a potent and selective affinity for H1 receptors
  • Adults and children 12 years and older: Tablet: 60 mg twice daily or 120 mg once daily or 180 mg once daily
  • Children from 6 to 11 years: Tablet: 30 mg twice daily or 60 mg once daily
  • Alerfast does not undergo hepatic biotransformation
  • Not recommended for mothers breast-feeding their babies
  • Alerfast should be administered with care in older people and renally or hepatically impaired patients
  • It is advisable to check the individual response before driving or performing complicated tasks
  • Moderate to severe hepatic disease does not affect the pharmacokinetics of fexofenadine substantially
  • Standard measures should be considered to remove any unabsorbed medicinal product
  • Keep in a dry place away from light and heat
  • Molecular Formula: C32H39NO4

Dimensions

  • Tablet: 120 mg

Color Options

  • None

Functions

  • Relieves symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria
  • Reduces signs and symptoms of chronic idiopathic urticaria

Materials

  • Fexofenadine Hydrochloride

Technical Specifications

  • Antihistamine
  • Non-sedating
  • Potent and selective affinity for H1 receptors
  • No evidence of carrying antidopaminergic, antiserotonergic, anticholinergic, sedative, or adrenergic blocking activity
  • Does not cross the blood-brain barrier

Design Elements

  • Tablets

Usability Features

  • Effective in adults and children 12 years of age and over

Dosage

  • Adults and children 12 years and older: Tablet: 60 mg twice daily or 120 mg once daily or 180 mg once daily
  • Children from 6 to 11 years: Tablet: 30 mg twice daily or 60 mg once daily
  • Suspension: 30 mg or 5 ml twice daily
  • In case of impaired renal function: 30 mg or 5 ml once daily
  • Children from 6 months to less than 2 years: Suspension: 15 mg or 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) twice daily
  • In case of impaired renal function: 15 mg or 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) once daily

Interactions

  • Coadministration with erythromycin or ketoconazole has been found to result in a 2-3 times increase in the level of fexofenadine in plasma
  • No interaction between fexofenadine and omeprazole was observed
  • Advisable to leave 2 hours between administration of Alerfast and aluminium and magnesium hydroxide containing antacids

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to Fexofenadine Hydrochloride or any of its ingredients

Side Effects

  • Headache
  • Drowsiness
  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Fatigue
  • Hypersensitivity reactions
  • Insomnia
  • Tachycardia
  • Palpitations
  • Diarrhea
  • Rash
  • Urticaria
  • Pruritus

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Not recommended during pregnancy unless clearly necessary
  • Not recommended for mothers breast-feeding their babies

Precautions & Warnings

  • Administered with care in older people and renally or hepatically impaired patients
  • Patients with a history of or ongoing cardiovascular disease should be warned
  • Unlikely to produce an effect on the ability to drive or use machines

Use in Special Populations

  • The pharmacokinetics of fexofenadine are altered in individuals with renal impairment
  • A dose of 60 mg once daily is recommended in patients with decreased renal function
  • Adverse events were similar in elderly patients

Overdose Effects

  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Fatigue
  • Dry mouth
  • Single doses up to 800 mg have been administered to healthy subjects without the development of clinically significant adverse reactions
  • Maximum tolerated dose not established

Therapeutic Class

  • Non-sedating antihistamines

Storage Conditions

  • Keep in a dry place away from light and heat

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C32H39NO4

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