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Fexofenadine hydrochloride (brand names include Allegra® and Telfast®) is an antihistamine drug used in the treatment of hayfever and similar allergy symptoms. It was developed as a successor of and alternative to terfenadine, an antihistamine with potentially fatal contraindications. Fexofenadine, like other second-generation antihistamines, does not readily enter the brain from the blood, and so causes less drowsiness than first-generation histamine-receptor antagonists.
Common Side Effects
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Weakness
- Drowsiness, sleepiness
- Depression
Overdose
Reports of Fexofenadine overdose are infrequent, and because of this, the effects are not well established. No deaths occurred in testing on mice, at 5000mg/kg, which is 110 times the maximum recommended dose for an adult human. Further research shows no deaths in rats at the same concentration, which equates four hundred times the recommended dose in an adult human. Research on humans ranges from a single 800mg dose, to a twice-daily 690mg dose for a month, with no clinically significant adverse effects, when compared to a placebo. More on [ Fexofenadine ]
Antihistamines :: Drugs and Medications
@__kerri With you on that one Kerri. I'm off my fexofenadine for my allergy appt too and it's nasty. Hope the allergicyness passes.
Becca2410 (Rebecca Stenning) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:30:14 -0000
@__kerri With you on that one Kerri. I'm off my fexofenadine for my allergy appt too and it's nasty. Hope the allergicyness passes.
n yea im takin pills its kalled...................fexofenadine 180mg tablets 4 allerigies n dhat shit does make mii drowsy but i dont care
ronniejones12 (ronnie jones) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:33:12 -0000
n yea im takin pills its kalled...................fexofenadine 180mg tablets 4 allerigies n dhat shit does make mii drowsy but i dont care
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Allegra (Fexofenadine) - Relieves allergy symptoms in patients 12 and over.
Meta Description: [ Allegra provides nondrowsy allergy relief from seasonal allergy symptoms like sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose or throat, or itchy, watery red eyes for a full 24 hours. ]
DrugDigest: Allegra - Information on dosage, usage, side effects, interactions, and drug comparisons including generics when available.
MedlinePlus: Fexofenadine (Systemic) - Patient's guide to this medication provided by the United States Pharmacopeia.
Meta Description: [ Fexofenadine(Systemic) ]
MedlinePlus: Fexofenadine and Pseudoephedrine (Systemic) - Patient's guide to this medication also known as Allegra-D provided by the United States Pharmacopeia.
Meta Description: [ Fexofenadine and Pseudoephedrine(Systemic) ]
