Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2011 Publisher: Pierre Fabre Medicament 45, Place Abel Gance, 92100, Boulogne, France
Antihistamine for the treatment of allergic conditions such as hay fever, perennial rhinitis, urticaria, pruritis of allergic origin and allergic reactions associated with insect bites and stings.
Oral use.
One 5 mg tablet to be taken orally twice a day
One 5 mg tablet to be taken twice a day.
Primalan is not recommended in children under 12 years of age.
There is no information on specific dosage recommendation in the elderly. Caution should therefore be exercised in this group of patients: see section 4.4.
It may be preferable to take this medicine in the evening due to the possible sedative effect of mequitazine in some patient groups (the elderly).
Symptoms of severe overdosage have been observed: drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, anticholinergic effects, hypotension, central nervous system depression, convulsions and coma. Overdose may be fatal particularly in infants and children.
Treatment is symptomatic and supportive and may include artificial respiration, external cooling for hyperpyrexia, gastric emptying and lavage.
Diazepam may be used to control convulsion, although central nervous system depressants and other phenothiazine derivatives should be avoided.
Activated charcoal could be given. Intravenous fluids and vasopressors except adrenaline may be needed.
There is no specific antidote.
3 years.
Do not store above 25°C.
Store in the original container in order to protect from light.
Tablet container: 100 tablets.
Bottles (Polyethylene Injection Blow Moulded HDPE): 100 tablets.
Blister: 100 tablets.
Blister: 60 tablets.
Blister: 56 tablets.
Professional Sample Pack: 6 tablets.
None.
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