Telfast Allergy 30 Tablets

Telfast Allergy Tablets relieve the symptoms associated with hay fever. It starts to work in one hour and lasts for 24 hours. It is a non-sedating antihistamine, meaning it has been shown to not cause drowsiness. 

Directions for use:

For adults and children aged 12 years and over:
The recommended dose is one tablet (120mg) 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 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.

Warnings:

Do not take Telfast
* If you are allergic to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients of this
medicine (listed below)

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
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are
planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before
taking this 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.

Contains:
The active substance is fexofenadine hydrochloride. Each tablet contains
120mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride.
The other ingredients are:
Tablet core
microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinised maize starch, croscarmellose
sodium, magnesium stearate

Always read the leaflet provided.