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Acrivastine

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Acrivastine is a medication used for the treatment of allergies and hay fever. It is a second-generation H1-receptor antagonist antihistamine (like its base molecule triprolidine) and works by blocking Histamine H1 receptors.

This non-sedating antihistamine is sold under the brand name Benadryl Allergy Relief in the United Kingdom by McNeil Laboratories, not to be confused with Benadryl Once a Day, which is cetirizine and is also sold by McNeil in the UK. It is available as an over-the-counter medication in the UK, also offered with pseudoephedrine under the Benadryl brand

In the U.S., acrivastine is the active ingredient in the Semprex brand. Semprex-D is also acrivastine-based, but contains a decongestant, pseudoephedrine. Semprex-D is marketed in the U.S. by Actient Pharmaceuticals.[1]

Comparisons with other popular antihistamines

Unlike cetirizine or loratadine, the standard dosage of which is one tablet every day, a single acrivastine tablet may be taken up to three times a day.[2] Not to be taken by over 65’s, pregnant women or people with compromised liver or kidney function.

Pill Images

Pill Images

Drug Name: SEMPREX
Ingredient(s): ACRIVASTINE[ACRIVASTINE], PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE[PSEUDOEPHEDRINE]
Imprint: 404;SEMPREX;D
Dosage: 8 mg
Color(s): Green
Shape: Capsule
Size (mm): 16
Score: 1
NDC:522440404

Drug Label Author: Actient Pharmaceuticals, LLC
This pill image is provided by the National Library of Medicine’s PillBox.

Drug Name: Semprex-D
Ingredient(s): acrivastine[acrivastine], pseudoephedrine hydrochloride[pseudoephedrine]
Imprint: 404;SEMPREX-D
Dosage: 8 mg
Color(s): Green, White
Shape: Capsule
Size (mm): 16
Score: 1
NDC:530140404

Drug Label Author: UCB, Inc.
This pill image is provided by the National Library of Medicine’s PillBox.



References

References

  1. ↑ SEMPREX-D – acrivastine and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride capsule U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, May 2008
  2. ↑ “Benadryl Allergy Relief”. electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC). 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

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