Tandegyl is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to Clemastine or other antihistamines of similar chemical structure.
Indications
Oral dosage form:
- Hay fever and other allergic rhinopathies
- Urticaria of various origin, including dermatographic uriticaria
- Pruritus, itching dermatoses
- As an adjuvant in acute and chronic eczema, contact dermatitis and drug eruptions
- Insect stings and bites
Injectable dosage form:
- As an adjuvant in anaphylactic shock and angioneurotic oedema
- Prevention or treatment of allergic and pseudo-allergic reactions, e.g. due to contrast media, blood transfusion, diagnostic use of histamine.
Dosage and administration
Oral
The tablets should be taken with water before meals.
Adults and children over 12
1 tablet or 20 ml (4 teaspoonfuls) syrup morning and evening. In refractory cases, up to 6 tablets or 120 ml syrup daily may be given.
Children under 12
Before breakfast and at bedtime
1 to 3 years : 5 to 10 ml syrup (1-2 teaspoonfuls)
3 to 6 years : 10 ml syrup (2 teaspoonfuls)
6 to 12 years : 10 to 20 ml syrup (2-4 teaspoonfuls) or half to 1 tablet
Injection
Adults
The usual dose is 1 ampoule (2 ml = 2 mg) by i.v. or i.m. injection morning and evening. For prophylactic use 1 ampoule (2 ml) should be given by slow i.v. injection immediately before the possible occurrence of anaphylactic or histamine reactions. The ampoule solution may be diluted with isotonic saline or a 5% glucose solution in the proportion 1:5
Children
0.025 mg/kg daily by i.m. injection divided in two doses.
