Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30

Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30 are a leading choice for adult and adolescent allergy sufferers, particularly those dealing with the persistent itching and redness of urticaria (hives or nettle rash), as well as seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever). As a 180mg antihistamine dose, this medication offers a strong, once-daily solution, ensuring continuous relief without causing drowsiness, unlike older antihistamines.

How Histahive Fexofenadine Works

Fexofenadine hydrochloride, the active ingredient in Histahive, is a modern, second-generation antihistamine. It works by blocking histamine H1 receptors in your body, which are responsible for many allergy symptoms like itching, sneezing, watery eyes, and skin rashes. By preventing histamine from binding to these receptors, Histahive effectively reduces your body's allergic response.

Why Choose Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets?

• Non-Drowsy Formula: Provides powerful relief without the sedative effects often associated with older antihistamines, allowing you to carry on with your day.
• 24-Hour Relief: A single 180mg antihistamine dose works for a full 24 hours, meaning you only need one tablet a day for continuous symptom control.
• Effective Against Hives & Hay Fever: Specially formulated to relieve symptoms of urticaria, including red, raised, itchy skin, and the common symptoms of hay fever such as sneezing, itchy nose, watery eyes, and itchy throat.
• Trusted Ingredient: Fexofenadine is a well-established and widely used antihistamine, recommended for its efficacy and favourable side effect profile.

At Weldricks Pharmacy, we're committed to providing reliable solutions for your health needs. Explore our full range of Hayfever and Allergies treatments, or find more skin-related solutions in our Itching and Dermatitis sections.

For adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over, the recommended dose of Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30 is one tablet (180mg) daily.

• Take your tablet with water before a meal.
• This medicine typically starts to relieve your symptoms within 1 hour and lasts for 24 hours.

If the symptoms of allergic skin reactions persist or get worse, or if other symptoms appear, you should stop the treatment and consult a doctor. Do not exceed the stated dose. Do not give to adolescents below 12 years of age.

Do not take Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30 if:

• You are allergic to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients listed in the Ingredients section.

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Histahive if you:

• Have problems with your liver or kidneys.
• Have or ever had heart problems, as fexofenadine, like other antihistamines, may cause your heart to beat faster (tachycardia) or you feel your heart beating (palpitations).
• Are elderly.

If any of these apply to you, or if you are not sure, tell your doctor or pharmacist before taking Histahive.

Other medicines and Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30:

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines. This is especially important for the following medicines:

• Erythromycin (an antibiotic)
• Ketoconazole (a treatment for fungal infections)

If you are taking apalutamide (a medicine to treat prostate cancer), the effect of fexofenadine may be decreased.

Indigestion remedies containing aluminium and magnesium may affect the action of Histahive, by lowering the amount of medicinal product absorbed. It is recommended that you leave about 2 hours between the time that you take Histahive and your indigestion remedy.

Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30 with food and drink:

Histahive should be taken before meals with water.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding:

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Histahive should not be taken during pregnancy and whilst breast-feeding unless advised by a doctor.

Driving and using machines:

Histahive 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.

Histahive contains Allura Red AC Lake, which may cause allergic reactions.

Histahive contains sodium: This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially 'sodium-free'.

If you take more Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30 than you should:

If you have accidentally taken more than this leaflet recommended, contact the nearest hospital emergency department or tell your doctor or pharmacist immediately. Remember to take the pack and any remaining tablets with you. The most common signs of overdose are dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and dry mouth.

If you forget to take Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30:

Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet. Take the next dose at the usual time.

If you stop taking Histahive Fexofenadine 180mg Tablets Pack of 30:

Tell your doctor if you want to stop taking Histahive before you have finished your course of treatment. If you stop taking Histahive earlier than planned, your symptoms may return. If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Possible Side Effects:

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. If you get any of the following symptoms after taking these tablets you should contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately as these may be signs of a serious allergic reaction:

• Swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat and difficulty breathing

The following side effects have also been reported:

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

Not known (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 reaction which can cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, flushing, chest tightness, difficulty breathing
• Blurred vision

Reporting of 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 side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

The active substance is fexofenadine hydrochloride. Each film-coated tablet contains 180mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride; equivalent to 168mg of fexofenadine.

The other ingredients (excipients) are:

• Tablet core: powdered cellulose, mannitol (E421), maize starch, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate.
• Tablet coating: opadry pink film-coating mixture containing hypromellose (E464), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 400, allura red AC lake (FD&C Red #40) (E129), and iron oxide, black (E172).