Alertex

ALERTEX are pink, oblong, biconvex film-coated tablets.
The active substance is fexofenadine hydrochloride.
Each tablet contains 180 mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: The other ingredients are: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Pre-gelatinized Starch, Croscarmellose Sodium, Colloidal Silicone Dioxide, Magnesium stearate and Opadry Pink.
Opadry Pink contains Polyvinyl Alcohol-part, Hydrolyzed, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Macrogol/PEG, Lecithin (Soya), Iron Oxide Yellow, Iron Oxide Red and Ferrosoferric Oxide/Black Iron Oxide.

ALERTEX contains fexofenadine hydrochloride, which is a non-drowsy antihistamine.
ALERTEX TABLETS 180 MG 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.

This medicine should always be taken exactly as prescribed. Patients must be advised to check with the doctor or pharmacist if they are not sure.
For adults and children aged 12 years and over: The recommended dose is one tablet (180 mg) daily.
The tablet should be taken with water before a meal.
This medicine starts to relieve the symptoms within 1 hour and lasts for 24 hours.
Forgotten intake of ALERTEX: A double dose should not be taken to make up for a forgotten tablet.
The next dose should be taken at the usual time as prescribed by the doctor.
Stopping intake of ALERTEX: Patients must be advised to inform the doctor if they want to stop taking ALERTEX before finishing the course of treatment.
If ALERTEX is stopped earlier than planned, the symptoms may return.
Patients must be advised to ask the doctor or pharmacist if they have any further questions on the use of this medicine.

Patients must be advised to contact a doctor or the nearest hospital emergency department immediately if they have taken too many tablets. Symptoms of an overdose in adults are dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and dry mouth.

ALERTEX should not be taken if the patient is allergic to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in Description).

Patients must be advised to inform the doctor or pharmacist before taking ALERTEX if: the patient has problems with the liver or kidneys; the patient has or ever had heart disease, since this kind of medicine may lead to a fast or irregular heart beat; the patient is elderly.
Patients must be advised to inform the doctor before taking ALERTEX if any of these apply to them, or if not sure.
Driving and using machines: ALERTEX is unlikely to affect the ability to drive or operate machinery. However, patients should check that these tablets do not make them feel sleepy or dizzy before driving or operating machinery.

Patients must be advised to ask the doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine. ALERTEX should not be taken if the patient is pregnant, unless necessary.
ALERTEX is not recommended during breast-feeding.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Patients must be advised to inform the doctor immediately and stop taking ALERTEX if they experience: swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat and difficulty breathing, as these may be signs of a serious allergic reaction.
The following undesirable effects have been reported in clinical trials, with an incidence similar to those observed in patients who did not receive the drug (placebo).
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: Patients must be advised to talk to the doctor, pharmacist or nurse if they get any side effects. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this monograph.
Reporting side effects can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

Patients must be advised to inform the doctor or pharmacist if they are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Indigestion remedies containing aluminium and magnesium may affect the action of ALERTEX by lowering the amount of medicinal product absorbed.
It is recommended that patients leave about 2 hours between the time that they take ALERTEX and the indigestion remedy.

Store below 25°C.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask the pharmacist how to throw away medicines no longer used. These measures will help protect the environment.

Antihistamines & Antiallergics

R06AX26 - fexofenadine ; Belongs to the class of other antihistamines for systemic use.

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