Respiratory Handbook
For UK audiences

The professional's guide to product selection

Levocetirizine hydrochloride - Bristol Laboratories Ltd
Antihistamines Non-sedating antihistamines Bristol Laboratories

Levocetirizine hydrochloride - Bristol Laboratories Ltd

Non-sedating antihistamine.

• Child 2–5 years: 1.25 mg, twice daily.
• Over 6 years: 5 mg, once daily.

Indications

For symptomatic relief of allergy, such as hayfever, or urticaria.

Contraindications

Avoid use in the case of pregnancy, when breast feeding and in renal impairment.

Preparations Available

Tablet

Sizes Available

Tablets
5 mg, 60-tab pack

Price

Antihistamines

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Acrivastine - AAH Pharmaceuticals
AAH Pharmaceuticals

Acrivastine - AAH Pharmaceuticals

Non-sedating antihistamine.

Adult and child over 12 years: 8 mg, 3 times daily.

Chlorphenamine maleate - RX Farma
RX Farma

Chlorphenamine maleate - RX Farma

Sedating antihistamine.

By mouth for symptomatic relief of allergy such as hay fever, urticaria, food allergy, drug reactions, relief of itch associated with chickenpox.


• Child 1–23 months: 1 mg, twice daily.
• Child 2–5 years: 1 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 6 mg daily.
• Child 6–11 years: 2 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 12 mg daily.
• Over 12 years: 4 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 24 mg daily
• Elderly: 4 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 12 mg daily.


Emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions or symptomatic relief of allergy by intramuscular injection or by intravenous injection over 1 minute.
• Child 1–5 months: 250 mcg/kg (maximum per dose 2.5 mg), max 4 doses daily
• Child 6 months–5 years: 2.5 mg, maximum 4 doses per day.
• Child 6–11 years: 5 mg, maximum 4 doses per day.
• Over 12 years: 10 mg, maximum 4 doses per day.

Desloratadine - Viatrus
Viatrus UK Healthcare Ltd

Desloratadine - Viatrus

Non-sedating antihistamine.

• Child 1–5 years: 1.25 mg once daily.
• Child 6–11 years: 2.5 mg once daily.
• Over 12 years: 5 mg once daily.

Fexofenadine hydrochloride - Noumed Life Sciences
Noumed Life Sciences

Fexofenadine hydrochloride - Noumed Life Sciences

Non-sedating antihistamine.

Seasonal allergic rhinitis
• Child 6–11 years: 30 mg, twice daily.
• Over 12 years: 120 mg, once daily.

Piriton - Chlorphenamine maleate
Haleon

Piriton - Chlorphenamine maleate

Sedating antihistamine.

By mouth for symptomatic relief of allergy such as hay fever, urticaria, food allergy, drug reactions, relief of itch associated with chickenpox.


• Child 1–23 months: 1 mg, twice daily.
• Child 2–5 years: 1 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 6 mg daily.
• Child 6–11 years: 2 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 12 mg daily.
• Over 12 years: 4 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 24 mg daily
• Elderly: 4 mg, every 4–6 hours, maximum 12 mg daily.


Emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions or symptomatic relief of allergy by intramuscular injection or by intravenous injection over 1 minute.
• Child 1–5 months: 250 mcg/kg (maximum per dose 2.5 mg), max 4 doses daily
• Child 6 months–5 years: 2.5 mg, maximum 4 doses per day.
• Child 6–11 years: 5 mg, maximum 4 doses per day.
• Over 12 years: 10 mg, maximum 4 doses per day.

Rhinolast - Azelastine Hydrochloride
Viatrus UK Healthcare Ltd

Rhinolast - Azelastine Hydrochloride

Non-sedating antihistamine.

Over 6 years old: one spray twice daily to be administered in each nostril.

Non-sedating antihistamines

All Non-sedating antihistamines