Telfast 180 Mg Film-Coated Tablets
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14.05.15[4]
POM
Telfast® 180 mg Film-Coated Tablets
(fexofenadine hydrochloride)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
- If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
Your medicine is available as the above name but will be referred to as Telfast throughout this leaflet.
What is in this leaflet
1. What Telfast is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Telfast
3. How to take Telfast
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Telfast
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT TELFAST IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Telfast contains fexofenadine hydrochloride, which is an antihistamine. Telfast 180mg is used in adults and adolescents of 12 years and older to relieve the symptoms that occur with long term allergic skin reactions (chronic idiopathic urticaria) such as itching, swelling and rashes.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE TELFAST Do not take Telfast
- if you are allergic to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Telfast if:
- you have problems with your liver or kidneys
- you have or ever had heart disease, since this kind of medicine may lead to a fast or irregular heart beat
- you are elderly
If any of these apply to you, or if you are not sure, tell your doctor before taking Telfast.
Other medicines and Telfast
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Indigestion remedies containing aluminium and magnesium may affect the action of Telfast, by lowering the amount of medicinal product absorbed.
It is recommended that you leave about 2 hours between the time that you take Telfast and your indigestion remedy.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
Do not take Telfast if you are pregnant, unless necessary.
Telfast is not recommended during breast-feeding.
Driving and using machines
Telfast 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.
3. HOW TO TAKE TELFAST
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
For adults and children aged 12 years and over
The recommended dose is one tablet (180 mg) daily.
Take your tablet with water before a meal.
If you take more Telfast than you should
If you take too many tablets, contact your doctor or the nearest hospital emergency department immediately.
Symptoms of an overdose in adults are dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and dry mouth.
If you forget to take Telfast
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet.
Take the next dose at the usual time as prescribed by your doctor.
If you stop taking Telfast
Tell your doctor if you want to stop taking Telfast before you have finished your course of treatment.
If you stop taking Telfast earlier than planned, your symptoms may return.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Tell your doctor immediately and stop taking Telfast if you experience:
- swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat and difficulty breathing, as these may be signs of a serious allergic reaction.
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
- headache
- drowsiness
- feeling sick (nausea)
- dizziness.
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
- tiredness
- sleepiness.
Additional side effects (frequency not known: cannot be estimated from the available data) which may occur are:
- difficulty sleeping (insomnia)
- sleeping disorders
- bad dreams
- nervousness
- fast or irregular heart beat
- diarrhoea
- skin rash and itching
- hives
- serious allergic reactions which can cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, flushing, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.
By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. HOW TO STORE TELFAST
Keep out of the sight and reach of children
Do not use your medicine after the expiry date on the box or blister strip.
If your doctor tells you to stop taking the tablets, please take them back to the pharmacist for safe disposal.
If the tablets become discoloured or show any other sign of deterioration, seek the advice of your pharmacist.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask you pharmacist how to dispose of medicine no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION What Telfast contains
Each film-coated tablet contains 180mg fexofenadine hydrochloride.
The tablets also contain microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinised maize starch, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, povidone, titanium dioxide (E171), colloidal anhydrous silica, macrogol 400 and iron oxide (E172).
What Telfast looks like and contents of the pack
Telfast are peach, capsule shaped, film-coated tablets marked 018 on one side and ‘e' on the other side.
Available in pack size of 30 and 100 tablets.
MANUFACTURER AND PRODUCT LICENCE HOLDER
Manufactured by Sanofi Winthrop Industrie, Compiegne, France. Procured from within the Eu by Product Licence holder Star Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
5 Sandridge Close, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 1XD. Repackaged by Servipharm Ltd.
PL 20636/2348
Leaflet revision and issue date: 14.05.15[4] Telfast is a trademark of Aventis Inc.