Telfast Decongestant Extended-Release Tablets

"Telfast Decongestant Live your Greatness Telfast Decongestant Extended-Release Tablets contain 60 mg fexofenadine hydrochloride for immediate release & 120 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride for extended release.

Dosage is one tablet twice daily administered on an empty stomach with water for adults and children 12 years of age and older.

-Common side effects due to fexofenadine: Headache, vomiting (children 6 months to 5 years) -Less common side effects due to fexofenadine: Drowsiness , fatigue , dizziness , pain , diarrhea , nausea , dyspepsia , dysmenorrhea, myalgia , back pain , limb pain Otitis media , cough , rhinorrhea, fever -Post marketing surveillance (<1%) revealed that it may cause hypersensitivity reaction (including anaphylaxis, angioedema, chest tightness, dyspnea, flushing, pruritus, skin rash, urticaria). -Pseudoephedrine may cause cardiac arrhythmia, chest tightness, circulatory shock (with hypotension), hypertension, palpitations, tachycardia, ataxia, central nervous system stimulation (transient), chills, confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, excitability, fatigue, hallucination, headache, insomnia, nervousness, neuritis, restlessness, seizure, vertigo diaphoresis, skin photosensitivity, skin rash, urticaria, anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, dry throat, ischemic colitis, nausea, vomiting, xerostomia, difficulty in micturition, dysuria, urinary retention.

-Use with caution in patients with renal impairment; dosage adjustment may be recommended. -Do not exceed recommended dosage or administer at the same time with aluminum or magnesium antacids or with fruit juices. -Incase of over dose be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much and when it happened, and seek immediate medical attention. For additional information call us on 16676. Always tell your physician your detailed medical history. -Do not use for children below 12 years and adults above 65 years.

Store at Temperature not exceeding 30 °C.

-Alcohol (Ethyl): CNS Depressants may enhance the CNS depressant effect of Alcohol (Ethyl) -Amantadine: May enhance the anticholinergic effect of Anticholinergic Agents -Antacids: May decrease the serum concentration of Fexofenadine. Management: Separate the administration of fexofenadine and aluminum- or magnesium-containing antacids. -Gastrointestinal Agents (Prokinetic): Anticholinergic Agents may diminish the therapeutic effect of Gastrointestinal Agents (Prokinetic).

-Agents other than fexofenadine are preferred for the treatment of allergic conditions, such as rhinitis, pruritus, and urticaria, in pregnant women -Information specific to fexofenadine and breastfeeding has not been located. When treatment with an antihistamine is needed in breastfeeding women, other second generation antihistamines with more information available regarding their use in this patient population are preferred.

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