Hey, lets discuss uses, side effects, precautions, warnings, dosage forms, and doses of kestine tablet. Have you heard about this medication before? No? Today we will discuss here together.
Introduction
The generic name of kestine tablet is ebastine, kestine tablet is a non-sedating allergy medication. It can control allergy symptoms easily.
Uses of Kestine tablet
There are some uses of kestine tablet is given below,
- Runny nose
- Stuffy nose
- Nasal congestion
- Sneezing
- Itching in nose
- Itching in eyes
- Skin itching
- Allergic rhinitis
- Allergic conjunctivitis
- Chronic urticaria
- Allergic dermatitis
Drug interactions
There are some drugs that interact with kestine (ebastine), the list of drugs is given below
- Clarithromycin
- Erythromycin
- Itraconazole
- Ketoconazole
- Rifampicin
Disease interactions
There are some diseases in which kestine tablet is not safe to consume. The diseases are given below
- Diarrhea
- Renal impairment
- Liver impairment
- Long qt-prolongation
- Cardiac arrhythmias
Food interactions
There some food interaction of kestine tablet is given below,
- Alcohol
- Cold or soda beverages
Side effects of kestine tablet
There are some side effects of kestine tablet are given below,
Very common side effects
- Headache
Common side effects
- Sleepiness
- Dry mouth
Rare side effects
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Dyspepsia
- Liver problems
- Skin inflammation
- Swelling
- Tiredness
- Somnolence (drowsiness state)
- Insomnia
- Headache
- Nervousness
- Dizziness
- Hypoesthesia (loss of sensation)
- Dysgeusia (taste disorder)
- Palpitations
- Tachycardia
- Abdominal pain
- Urticaria
- Rash
- Dermatitis
- Menstrual problems
- Edema
- Asthenia (physical weakness)
Precautions and warnings
- Never used kestine during the era of pregnancy
- Never used kestine during the era of breast-feeding
- Never used kestine if you are allergic to kestine or ebastine or any ingredient of formulation.
- Avoid driving while using kestine medication because it effects driving.
How to use kestine?
- Always take this medication with water
- Never chew or crush the kestine tablet
- Always swallow the kestine tablet
- Fix your time and take daily the dose of kestine tablet at one time of the day, the best time is morning.
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Kestine tablets contain?
Kestine tablet contains
- Ebastine as active ingredient
- Microcrystalline cellulose
- Corn starch
- Lactose monohydrate
- Croscarmellose sodium
- Magnesium stearate
- Hypromellose
- Makrogol 6000
- Titanium dioxide (e-171)
Storage of kestine tablet
- Store at room temperature
- Do not store kestine tablet above 30-degree celsius
- Store at 20-25-degree celsius.
- Keep away from direct sunlight
- Keep away from kids
- Keep away from pets of house
- Keep away from direct heat.
Dosage forms of kestine
There are some available dosage forms of kestine are
- Tablet (10mg.20mg)
- Syrup (5mg/30ml)
Dosing of kestine tablet
Children age 6-11 years old
- 5ml (1tsp) syrup once a day on regular basis
Children age 2-5 years old
- 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) syrup once a day on a regular basis
For children greater than 12 years old
- Kestine one tablet of 10mg once a day or 10ml (2tsp) of kestine syrup once a day
- In some serious conditions, you can increase the dose to 20mg tablet once a day or 20ml (4tsp) of kestine syrup
Adults
Kestine 10mg tablet once daily
- In some worst condition you can increase the dose to 20mg kestine tablet once daily.
Allergic rhinitis
- 1-2 tablets of 10mg or 20mg once a day
Urticaria
- 1 tablet of 10mg once a day
Price of Kestine tablet
Tablet
- 10mg kestine tablet box is of 282pkr
- 20mg kestine tablet box is of 451pkr
Syrup
- 5mg/30ml syrup is of 108pkr
Packaging
- Tablets are packaged in strips
- Syrup is packaged in bottles.
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