Telfast^® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablets

Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet contain an active ingredient called “fexofenadine”. It is in a group of medicines called antihistamines.

Antihistamines help reduce allergic symptoms by preventing the effects of a substance called histamine, which your body produces when exposed to certain substances.

Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg tablets are suitable for children aged 6 to 11 whilst Telfast® Oral Liquid is suitable for children aged 6 months for hives and 2 years for hayfever and year-round allergies.

Telfast® is a non-sedating antihistamine which means it does not make you drowsy. Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet is used to relieve the symptoms of:

1. Hayfever (seasonal allergic rhinitis) and year-round allergies (perennial allergic rhinitis). Symptoms include runny, itchy, blocked nose, sneezing and itchy eyes and throat.
2. Hives or nettle rash (chronic idiopathic urticaria). Symptoms include pink to red, itchy swellings on the skin. 

Your pharmacist or doctor may have recommended this medicine for another reason. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been recommended for your child.

Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet must not be given to your child if your child has had an allergic reaction to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients in Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet.

Do not give Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet after the expiry date (EXP) printed on the pack or bottle or if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering. If you give your child this medicine after the expiry date has passed, it may not work as well. If it has expired or is damaged, return it to your pharmacist for disposal.

Before giving it: You should inform your pharmacist or doctor if your child has any allergies to any other medicines, foods, preservatives or dyes. Your pharmacist or doctor will consider these points when recommending Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet.

Taking other medicines: Tell your pharmacist or doctor if your child is being given any other medicines, including any that you buy without a prescription from your pharmacy, supermarket or health food store. Some medicines and Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet may interfere with each other.

Your pharmacist or doctor has more information on medicines to be careful with or to avoid while your child is being given this medicine.

For children between 6-11 years old, take Telfast® 6-11 years 30mg tablet with a glass of water. It may be taken with or without food.

For the relief of the symptoms of hayfever, year-round allergies or hives the dosage for children 6-11 years of age is one 30mg tablet twice daily when required.

Do not take more than the recommended dose and remember, this medicine is for you. Do not give it to anyone else, even if their symptoms seem to be the same as yours.

If Telfast® does not relieve your symptoms, do not take extra tablets. Tell your doctor or pharmacist.

If you think that your child or someone else may have taken too much Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet immediately telephone your doctor, or the Poisons Information Centre (13 11 26), or go to the emergency department at your nearest hospital. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.

Things you must do:

• Tell all the doctors, dentists and pharmacists who are treating your child that your child is being given Telfast®.
• If your child is about to be started on any new medicine, tell your pharmacist or doctor that your child is being given Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet.
• If your child is to have surgery that needs a general anaesthetic, tell the doctor or dentist that your child is being given this medicine.

Things you must not do:

• Do not give your child more than the recommended dose unless your pharmacist or doctor tells you to.
• Do not give this medicine to anyone else, even if they have the same symptoms as your child’s.
• Do not use this medicine to treat any other complaints unless your pharmacist or doctor tells you to.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while taking Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablets, even if you do not think the problem is connected with the medicine or is not listed here.

All medicines can cause side effects. Although most people will not experience any, some of the side effects that may occur with Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablets are:

• headache
• tiredness
• nausea
• dizziness
• drowsiness

These same effects were seen in patients taking dummy or placebo capsules during the clinical studies. Ask your pharmacist or doctor to answer any questions you may have.

Store the bottle in a cool, dry place at room temperature below 30° C.

Do not store Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet or any other medicine in the bathroom or near a sink.

Do not leave Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet in the car or on window sills. Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines.

Keep Telfast where children cannot reach it.

A locked cupboard at least one-and a-half meters above the ground is a good place to store medicines.

Disposal

If your pharmacist or doctor tells you to stop giving Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet to your child, or if the product has passed its expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any left over product.

Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet is a peach, round, standard convex, tablet, debossed with “03” on one side.

Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet is available in these pack sizes: 30 tablets

Active Ingredients: Each Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg tablet contains 30mg of the active ingredient fexofenadine hydrochloride.

Inactive Ingredients: Telfast® 6-11 Years 30mg Tablet also contains several inactive ingredients, these can be found in the Consumer Medicine Information linked here.