Allegra

Allegra is an antihistamine ie. allergy medicine to check the seasonal allergies like sneezing, watery eyes, itching, running nose. Allegra works by blocking the role of histamine, a chemical in our body responsible for causing allergy. Allegra 30 mg tablets twice daily can also be taken by children between age groups 6 to 12.

Allegrais in a tablet form and launched as a prescription drug. It is of strengths 30, 60, or 180 mg. Active ingredient in Allegra is Fexofenadine. It should be taken after doctor's consultation. If you are patient of kidney disease, heart disease, other chronic illness
an unusual or allergic reaction to fexofenadine, terfenadine, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives, pregnant or trying to get pregnant, breast-feeding.

Allegra may react with some drugs like antacids, erythromycin, grapefruit, apple, or orange juice, ketoconazole, rifampin, St. John's Wort.  Inform your doctor of you take caffeine or alcohol, smoke, or if you use illegal drugs. These may affect the way your medicine works.

In some people Allegra may cause dizziness.  So avoid driving, machinery work. Allegra 180-mg tablets have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Allegra 180 mg is a once-daily for the relief of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and is available by prescription.

Allegra Side effects with pseudoephedrine may include nervousness, restlessness, dizziness, or insomnia. Headache, drowsiness, increased heart rate, palpitations, increased blood pressure, and abnormal heart rhythms have been reported. You should also tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, glaucoma, thyroid disease, impaired kidney function, or symptoms of an enlarged prostate such as difficulty urinating.