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What is Allegra?

Allegra (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 Allegra does not cause drowsiness and driving is not contraindicated.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Allergies, environmental and chemical 5 4
General health 2 0
Seasonal allergies 2 1
Allergies, pets 2 2
Allergies 1 1
Other 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 33%
None
4 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

hostility
1 17%
Fogginess
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  180mg as needed 60mg as needed 60 mg daily 180 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Allegra (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
1 100% Expense: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Allegra

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Allegra

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
2
3

Stopped Taking Allegra

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 67%
Usually
2 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 17%
< $25
3 50%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.