Galpharm Treathay 120mg Tablets contain the antihistamine fexofenadine hydrochloride to relieve hay fever symptoms in adults and adolescents aged 12 and over. One tablet a day starts to relieve symptoms within 1 hour and lasts for 24 hours, so a single daily dose covers the whole day.

Key Features

• Hay fever relief: Relieves sneezing, itchy, runny or blocked nose, and red, itchy, watery eyes caused by seasonal allergic rhinitis.
• One tablet a day: The dose is one 120mg tablet in 24 hours.
• Starts within 1 hour: Relief begins within 1 hour and lasts for 24 hours.
• Antihistamine: Each tablet contains 120mg of fexofenadine hydrochloride, equivalent to 112mg of fexofenadine.
• 30 tablets: Supplied in blister packs, enough for 30 daily doses.

Who can take Treathay 120mg tablets?

Adults and adolescents aged 12 and over can take Treathay 120mg tablets. They are not suitable for children under 12.

Should I take Treathay with food?

Take the tablet with water before a meal.

Can I take Treathay with indigestion remedies?

Indigestion remedies containing aluminium and magnesium can lower the amount of fexofenadine absorbed. Leave about 2 hours between taking Treathay and the indigestion remedy.

Can Treathay make me drowsy?

Drowsiness and dizziness are common side effects. Treathay is unlikely to affect your ability to drive or operate machinery, but check that the tablets do not make you feel sleepy or dizzy before you drive or use machines.

Patient Information Leaflet

Main ingredient: Fexofenadine hydrochloride 120mg per film-coated tablet (equivalent to 112mg of fexofenadine). Excipients: Microcrystalline cellulose, maize starch, magnesium stearate, croscarmellose sodium, povidone, hypromellose (E464), macrogol (PEG 400), macrogol (PEG 4000), titanium dioxide (E171), iron oxide yellow (E172), iron oxide red (E172).

Adults and adolescents aged 12 and over: take one 120mg tablet daily with water before a meal. Do not take more than one tablet in 24 hours.

If you forget a dose, do not take a double dose to make up for it. Take the next dose at the usual time.

If symptoms persist or worsen, stop use and consult your doctor or pharmacist.

If you take more than recommended, contact your nearest hospital emergency department or tell your doctor or pharmacist immediately, and take the pack and any remaining tablets with you.

Do not take Treathay if you are allergic to fexofenadine or any of the other ingredients. Other precautions:

• Not suitable for children under 12.
• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking if you have liver or kidney problems, are elderly, or have or have ever had heart problems. Fexofenadine, like other antihistamines, may make your heart beat faster or make you feel your heart beating.
• Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking apalutamide, a prostate cancer medicine, as it may decrease the effect of fexofenadine.
• Leave about 2 hours between Treathay and indigestion remedies containing aluminium and magnesium.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning a baby. Treathay should not be taken during pregnancy or breast-feeding unless advised by a doctor.
• Tell your doctor or pharmacist about any other medicines you are taking, have recently taken or might take.
• Keep out of the sight and reach of children.

Contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately if you have swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat and difficulty breathing, as these may be signs of a serious allergic reaction.

Other reported side effects:

• Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): headache, drowsiness, feeling sick (nausea), dizziness.
• Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): tiredness or sleepiness.
• Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data): difficulty sleeping (insomnia), sleeping disorders, bad dreams, nervousness, fast or irregular heart beat, diarrhoea, skin rash and itching, hives, serious allergic reaction (which can cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, flushing, chest tightness), difficulty breathing, blurred vision.

This list is not exhaustive. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about any side effect, including ones not listed. You can also report side effects through the MHRA Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.