Patient Leaflet Updated 29-Jan-2024 | SANOFI Consumer Healthcare
Telfast 30mg tablets
Telfast® 30 mg film-coated tablets
Fexofenadine hydrochloride
1. What Telfast is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before your child uses Telfast
3. How to use Telfast
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Telfast
6. Content of the pack and other information
Telfast contains fexofenadine hydrochloride, which is a non-drowsy antihistamine.
Telfast 30 mg is used in children 6 to 11 years old to relieve the symptoms that occur with hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis) such as sneezing, itchy, runny or blocked nose and itchy, red and watery eyes.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Telfast if:
If any of these apply to your child, or if you are not sure, always tell your doctor before giving Telfast to your child.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if your child is taking, has recently taken or might take any other medicines.
If you are taking apalutamide (a medicine to treat prostate cancer), as the effect of fexofenadine may be decreased.
Indigestion remedies containing aluminium and magnesium may affect the action of Telfast, by lowering the amount of medicinal product absorbed.
It is recommended that 2 hours are left between the time that your child takes Telfast and the indigestion remedy.
This medicine is for use in children 6-11 years of age.
However, the following information should be noted regarding the safe use of this medicine.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before giving any medicine to your child.
Telfast should not be taken during pregnancy, unless necessary. Telfast is not recommended during breast-feeding.
Telfast is unlikely to affect ones ability to drive or use machines. However, you should check that these tablets do not make your child feel sleepy or dizzy.
Do not let your child drive or use machines if they are affected.
Telfast contains sodium
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially 'sodium-free'.
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended dose is one tablet (30 mg) twice daily.
The tablet should be taken with water.
If your child takes too many tablets, contact your doctor or the nearest hospital emergency department immediately.
Symptoms of an overdose are dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and dry mouth.
Do not give a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet.
Give the next dose at the usual time as prescribed by the doctor.
Tell your doctor if you want your child to stop taking Telfast before the course of treatment has finished.
If treatment with Telfast is stopped earlier than planned, the symptoms may return.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
In clinical trials in children 6 to 11 years of age, the most common side effect was headache.
The following undesirable effects have been reported in clinical trials, with an incidence similar to those observed in patient who did not receive the drug (placebo).
In adults, the following side effects have been reported:
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
Additional side effects (Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data) which may occur are:
If your child gets 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 at 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.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
This medicine does not require any special storage condition.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
The active substance is fexofenadine hydrochloride. Each tablet contains 30 mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride.
Telfast 30 mg film coated tablets are round and peach coloured, marked with "03" on one side and a scripted "e" on the other.
Telfast is presented in blister packs. Each tablet is blistered.
Telfast is available in packs of 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, or 15 (sample only), 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 100 tablets per package.
Not all pack sizes are marketed.
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This medicinal product is authorised in the Member states of the EEA under the following names:
Belgium: Telfast 30 mg filmomhulde tabletten
Denmark: Telfast, filmovertrukne tabletter 30 mg
Finland: Telfast 30 mg tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Iceland: Telfast 30 mg filmuhúðaðar töflur
Ireland: Telfast 30 mg film coated tablets
Italy: Telfast 30 mg compresse rivestite con film
Luxembourg: Telfast 30 mg filmomhulde tabletten
Norway: Telfast 30 mg filmdrasjerte tabletter
Poland: Telfast 30
Portugal: Telfast 30, comprimidos revestidos por película
United Kingdom: Telfast 30 mg film coated tablets
This leaflet was last revised in July 2023
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