Terfenadine

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Terfenadine is an antihistamine formerly used for the treatment of allergic conditions. It was brought to market by Hoechst Marion Roussel (now Sanofi-Aventis) and was marketed under various brand names, including Seldane in the United States, Triludan in the United Kingdom, and Teldane in Australia.[1] It was superseded by fexofenadine in the 1990s due to the risk of a particular type of disruption of the electrical rhythms of the heart (specifically cardiac arrhythmia caused...

The only safe anti-allergic during lactation.Looking for this antiallergi as my daughter is nursing a baby ## What country are you in? Terfenadine, formerly sold under the trade name Seldane was discontinued on the U.S. market in 1997, due to the dangers of serious heart complications it could cause as a side effect. Canada pulled the drug in 1999 for the same reasons and it has also been removed from the U.K. market. That said, because of the dangers it causes, I definitely do not think any doctor would recommend its use for a nursing mother. You can read the details here: Has she spoken to her doctor about needing something to use?

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Terfenadine

Terfenadine is an antihistamine formerly used for the treatment of allergic conditions. It was brought to market by Hoechst Marion Roussel (now Sanofi-Aventis) and was marketed under various brand names, including Seldane in the United States, Triludan in the United Kingdom, and Teldane in Australia.[1] It was superseded by fexofenadine in the 1990s due to the risk of a particular type of disruption of the electrical rhythms of the heart (specifically cardiac arrhythmia caused...

I have a white tablet with SU PE WL 90 on it, could it be a Terfenadine? ## this pill i think is terfenadine.. but i could be wrong. this come from vague google searches. i want to know what this is. ## Well the SU PE stands for Sudafed Pediatric, an allergy and cold relief for children, definitely NOT Terfenadine.

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