Fenistil Tablets
Fenistil Tablets are coated antihistamine pills that provide relief from skin reactions or skin allergy symptoms like skin rash (dermatosis), itching (pruritus), hay fever and nasal allergy.
Tablets can also help with the itchy (pruritus) skin that results from conditions such as hives (urticaria).
When to use:
How Fenistil Tablets work
Fenistil Tablets belong to a group of medicines called antihistamines, which are used to provide relief from itching (pruritus) from skin reactions due to conditions such as allergies, hives (urticaria), rash (dermatosis) and hay fever or other forms of nasal allergies.
Fenistil Tablets counteract the action of histamine, which is a substance released by the body during allergic reactions.
Benefits
Relieves itching and irritation caused by skin conditions, decreases, and relieves the symptoms of:
- Nasal allergy such as runny nose
- Sneezing
- Itching of the nose
- Ichy, watery eyes
Use Fenistil Tablets:
Fenistil Tablets provide relief for:
- Allergic skin rash (dermatosis) and itching (pruritus) of various origins: insect bites, itching (puritus) caused by chickenpox, urticaria (hives, nettle rash), skin rash (dermatosis), skin allergies;
- Nasal allergy: hay fever and other forms of nasal allergy (e.g. allergies to house dust, animal fur, feathers, etc.);
- Allergies to particular food or medicine. Fenistil Tablets may also be prescribed by your doctor for the symtomatic treatment of drug and food allergies.
How to use Fenistil Tablets
Adults and children aged 12 years and over: One or two tablets three times a day.
Children aged 3 to 12 years: One tablet three times a day maximum.
Do not exceed the recommended dose.
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
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How will Fenistil Tablets help?
The active ingredient in Fenistil, dimetindene maleate is an antihistamine with a well established heritage of more than 50 years.
When ingested, the tablets act internally, providing a rapid onset of action.
Dimetindene maleate blocks the action of histamine, which is a substance released by the body during allergic reactions.
By preventing histamine to bind to the histamine receptors …
…it helps to reduce the associated symptoms of allergies such as skin rash (dermatosis), itching (pruritus), hay fever or other allergic forms of rhinitis.
The active substance of Fenistil Coated Tablets is dimetindene maleate. Each tablet contains 1 mg dimetindene maleate.
The other ingredients are lactose, talc (E553b), wheat starch, magnesium stearate (E572), acacia (E414), calcium carbonate (E170), titanium dioxide (E171), sucrose, and polyethylene glycol.
Information might differ in some countries.
Do not use or take Fenistil Coated Tablet:
- If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to dimetindene maleate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- In children under 3 years of age
Warnings and precautions:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Fenistil Coated Tablet:
- If you have glaucoma
- If you have difficulty urinating due to enlargement of the prostate
- If you have epilepsy
If any of the above apply, do not take Fenistil Coated Tablet before talking to your doctor.
Other medicines and Fenistil Coated Tablet
You should not take Fenistil Coated Tablet, unless advised by your doctor, if you are taking any of the following medicines:
- An antidepressant
- Anticholinergic drugs such as bronchodilators (medicine used to treat asthma and bronchospasm)
- Gastrointestinal antispasmodics (medicine used to prevent spasms of your stomach or bowels)
- Mydiatrics (medicine used to dilate your pupil), urological antispasmodics (medicine used to treat symptoms of urge incontinence and overactive bladder)
- A sedative, a tranquilliser or a sleeping medicine
- An anticonvulsant (medicine for epilepsy)
- Opioid pain killers
- Antihistamines (medicine for curing common cough, cold and other allergies)
- Antiemetic’s (medicines used to stop vomiting)
- Procarbazine (medicine used to treat certain types of cancers)
- Scopolamine (medicine used to prevent travel sickness)
- Alcohol
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Fenistil Coated Tablet with alcohol
Like many other antihistamines, Fenistil Coated Tablet may increase the effects of alcohol.
Children and adolescents
You should be aware that in younger children, antihistamines have been reported to possibly produce excitability.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant, do not use Fenistil Coated Tablet unless prescribed by your doctor. Fenistil Coated Tablet is not recommended during breast-feeding.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
Driving and using machines
Like many other antihistamines, Fenistil Coated Tablet cause some people to become tired or less alert than they are normally. If this occurs, you should use caution when driving or operating machinery.
Important information about some of the ingredients of Fenistil Coated Tablet
Fenistil Coated Tablet contains:
- Sucrose and lactose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product
- Wheat starch. It is suitable for people with coeliac disease. Patients with wheat allergy (different from coeliac disease) should not take this medicine
Like all medicines, Fenistil Coated Tablet can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them:
- Dry skin,
- Skin burning sensation
- Itchy rash
Reporting side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report any side effects directly to the national reporting system via the internet at drugsafetyinfo@gsk.com, alternatively you can report via our phone line +65 62328373. By reporting side affects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
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