sdyer@bbnccv.UUCP (Steve Dyer) (06/08/85)
After hearing that this antihistamine recently approved by the FDA
had been in use up in Canada for quite a while, I picked some up at a
drug store in Ottawa last week when I was visiting friends. Its price
was the worst "side-effect": $12 Cdn for 24 tablets! This is roughly
$8 for 12 days worth of treatment, given the recommended dose of a tablet
every 12 hours. A bit high, eh? It didn't seem to be sold in comsumer
nostrums--you had to ask the pharmacist to dispense some, so that may
have added to the price.
My experience seems to bear out the informal reports of the drug:
my hay fever disappeared without any side-effects at all that I could
discern! NO drowsiness, and interestingly, no dry mouth or eyes (most
antihistamines usually reduce the length of time I can wear my contact
lenses comfortably.) I'm not sure if this lack of drying action is actually
reported as a feature of the drug.
I guess I would say that I'm pretty enthusiastic about it: it could make the
hay fever seasons much less of a bother.
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/Steve Dyer
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