ALLERGY AND RHINITIS TREATMENT,MEQUITAZINE Primalan is a histamine H1 antagonist (antihistamine). It competes with histamine for the normal H1-receptor sites on effector cells of the gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels and respiratory tract. It provides effective, temporary relief of sneezing, watery and itchy eyes, and runny nose due to hay fever and other upper respiratory allergies.

PRIMALAN DOSAGE

Oral

Allergic conditions Adult: 5 mg bid.

PRIMALAN INTERACTIONS

Primalan can interact with CNS depressant, antichlolinergic, TCA, MAOIs, and alcohol.  

PRIMALAN SIDE EFFECTS

CNS depression including slight drowsiness to deep sleep, lassitude, dizziness, incoordination. Headache, psychomotor impairment and antimuscarinic effects. Rarely, rashes and hypersensitivity reactions, blood disorders, convulsions, sweating, myalgia, paraesthesias, extrapyramidal effects, tremor, confusion, sleep and GI disturbances, tinnitus, hypotension, hair loss. Photosensitivity, jaundice.