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Histahive 10 tablets contain Fexofenadine Hydrochloride, a powerful second-generation antihistamine known for providing long-lasting relief with minimal drowsiness. It's part of a trusted group of medications that block histamine - the substance your body releases during allergic reactions.
Who Can Use It: Designed for adults and adolescents aged 12 years and above, this medicine offers dependable support for those experiencing uncomfortable skin allergies.
What It Helps With: Say goodbye to the irritating symptoms of urticaria, also called: Hives and Nettle rash
Do not take Histahive if you: are allergic to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in Section 6.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Histahive if you: have problems with your liver or kidneys, have or ever had heart problems, as fexofenadine, like other antihistamines may cause your heart to beat faster (tachycardia) or you feel your heart beating (palpitations). Are elderly. If any of these apply to you, or if you are not sure, tell your doctor or pharmacist before taking Histahive.
Other medicines and Histahive: Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This is especially important for the following medicines: Erythromycin (an antibiotic), Ketoconazole (a treatment for fungal infections), If you are taking apalutamide (a medicine to treat prostate cancer), as the effect of fexofenadine may be decreased. Indigestion remedies containing aluminium and magnesium may affect the action of Histahive, by lowering the amount of medicinal product absorbed. It is recommended that you leave about 2 hours between the time that you take Histahive and your indigestion remedy.
Histahive with food and drink: Histahive should be taken before meals with water.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Histahive should not be taken during pregnancy and whilst breast-feeding unless advised by a doctor.
Driving and using machines: Histahive is unlikely to affect your ability to drive or operate machinery. However, you should check that these tablets do not make you feel sleepy or dizzy before driving or operating machinery.
Histahive contains Allura Red AC Lake, which may cause allergic reactions.
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
For adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over The recommended dose is one tablet (180mg) daily. Take your tablet with water before a meal. This medicine starts to relieve your symptoms within 1 hour and lasts for 24 hours.
If the symptoms of allergic skin reactions persist, or gets worse or other symptoms appear, you should stop the treatment and consult a doctor.
Do not exceed the stated dose. Do not give to adolescents below 12 years of age.
If you take more Histahive than you should. If you have accidentally taken more than this leaflet recommended, contact the nearest hospital emergency department or tell your doctor or pharmacist immediately. Remember to take the pack and any remaining tablets with you.
The most common signs of overdose are dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and dry mouth.
If you forget to take Histahive do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet. Take the next dose at the usual time.
The active substance is fexofenadine hydrochloride. Each film-coated tablet contains 180mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride; equivalent to 168mg of fexofenadine.
The other ingredients (excipients) are: Tablet core: powdered cellulose, mannitol (E421), maize starch, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate. Tablet coating: opadry pink film-coating mixture containing hypromellose (E464), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 400, allura red AC lake (FD&C Red #40) (E129), and iron oxide, black (E172)
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