fexofenadine

fexofenadine /fex·o·fen·a·dine/ (fek″so-fen´ah-dēn) an antihistamine (H1-receptor antagonist) used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of hay fever and chronic idiopathic urticaria.

fexofenadine,

an antihistamine.

indications It is used to treat rhinitis and allergy symptoms.

contraindications Known hypersensitivity to this drug and severe hepatic disease prohibit its use. Its use is also contraindicated in lactating women and in newborn or premature infants.

adverse effects Life-threatening effects are hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, agranulocytosis, pancytopenia, and arrhythmias (rare). Other adverse effects are urinary frequency, dysuria, urinary retention, impotence, thickening of bronchial secretions, dry nose and throat, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, headache, stimulation, drowsiness, sedation, fatigue, confusion, blurred vision, tinnitus, restlessness, tremors, paradoxical excitation in children or the elderly, rash, eczema, photosensitivity, urticaria, hypotension, palpitations, bradycardia, and tachycardia.

fexofenadine [fek″so-fen´ah-dēn]

an H₁-receptor antagonist used as an antihistamine in the treatment of hay fever and of chronic idiopathic urticaria; administered orally as the hydrochloride salt.

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itraconazole
Sporanox

KYOTO, JAPAN -- Fexofenadine is the sole truly nonsedating antihistamine--and the only one that does not cause objectively measurable cognitive and psychomotor impairment at doses commonly used in clinical practice, said Dr.

Cognitive impairment-antihistamine link debated by Jancin, Bruce / Clinical Psychiatry News

Fexofenadine works in your body to block histamines which cause allergic reactions.

The clinical evidence confirms that desloratadine, cetirizine and fexofenadine are effective at managing the symptoms of SAR in adults and children; however, cetirizine is more likely to cause sedation.

Efficacy and central nervous system impairment of newer-generation ... by Brunton, Stephen / Southern Medical Journal