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Fexofenadine Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Allegra
Generic Name: Fexofenadine
What is Fexofenadine? Fexofenadine is an allergy medicine taken for seasonal allergies and hives, to relieve symptoms like itchy eyes, runny nose, and sneezing. Unlike some other allergy medication fexofenadine does not cause drowsiness and driving is not contraindicated.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
22 patients in the community are taking or have taken Fexofenadine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Allergies | 9 | 40% |
| Allergies, environmental and chemical | 5 | 22% |
| General health | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Seasonal allergies | 1 | 4% |
| Allergies, pets | 1 | 4% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Fexofenadine.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Fexofenadine or how long patients were taking Fexofenadine before stopping.
Currently Taking Fexofenadine
Stopped Taking Fexofenadine
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
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Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 29% | 2 |
| None | 71% | 5 |
Top reported side-effects include: Jittery feeling, Dryness, Fogginess
Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)
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- Crewe
- Sex: F
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 3
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Moderate
- 25 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by Crewe
Feb 18, 2009
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Allergies, pets
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- snanna
- Sex: F
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 3
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Severe
- 28 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: High
- See profile
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by snanna
Jul 25, 2009
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Allergies, environmental and chemical
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.