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Brand names: Allegra
Selective peripheral H1-receptor antagonist. Non-sedating antihistamine that blocks histamine-mediated allergic responses without significant CNS penetration.
12 documented side effects by frequency
8 Reddit threads analysed for Fexofenadine
Overall Sentiment
Slightly positive
Comparison Threads
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Avg Post Score
127 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
Overheard this conversation between a patient and one of my coworkers today: Patient: "Do you have Allegra-D?" Coworker: "Yeah." Patient: "Okay, I don't want that." He eventually ended up getting Claritin-D instead, but... I still can't comprehend what was going through his mind during that bit of c
In the spirit of curiosity and want to see a little bit more "fun" content" in this subreddit, I want to ask you other fine reddit pharmacists about what personal items you take into every shift you work. In my own experience, there is a list of creature comfort items (not available in the realm of
There’s some features that we use frequently that make our jobs easier and more convenient. As with all software, there are annoying issues and bugs, and relevant information is sometimesinconvenient to access or even absent. What are your favorite features and greatest frustrations with your pharma
On the medscape drug interaction checker, it says that loratadine will increase the level or effect of amitriptyline by P-glycoprotein (MDR1) efflux transporter. Use Caution/Monitor. But when I checked cetirizine & fexofenadine, they had no interaction with amitriptyline. Why is this the case?
I’ve seen some studies possibly linking antihistamines with dementia. Does this include Fexofenadine despite it not passing blood brain barrier and having little impact on ACh?
Hi people, I have a poll typed question for you. So have you ever seen multiple antihistamines (the ones used for allergy and such only) being used concurrently? Basically, how would you react to filling if a prescriber had written an rx for two different antihistamines, loratadine and fexofenadine
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Dosage Forms
Tablet, Oral suspension
Route
Oral