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Allegra: Doctors
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Fexofenadine (Allegra) comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once or twice a day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take fexofenadine exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
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FDA pregnancy category C. Allegra D may be harmful to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment. Allegra D can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use Allegra D without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
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Allegra is formulated as a capsule or tablet for oral administration. Allegra is usually taken twice a day, in the morning and the evening. Follow your doctor\'s instructions. Take each dose with a full glass of water.
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Always ask a doctor before giving Allegra D to a child. Death can occur from the misuse of cough and cold medicines in very young children. Do not use any other over-the-counter cold, allergy, or sleep medication without first asking your doctor or pharmacist. If you take certain products together you may accidentally take too much of a certain drug. Read the label of any other medicine you are using to see if it contains an antihistamine or decongestant. Do not use Allegra D if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) within the past 14 days.
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Allegra has not been fully studied for safety in pregnant and nursing women. Animal testing did not indicate any increased incidence of birth defects, but did increase the chance of low birth weight. It is not known at what rate Allegra may pass into breast milk, you should discuss using Allegra during breastfeeding with your doctor.
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Allegra-D should never be taken within 2 weeks of using an MAO-inhibitor drug such as the antidepressants isocarboxazid, phenelzine sulfate, and tranylcypromine sulfate. Also check with your doctor before combining it with the following:
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