Billi Tablet
Bilastine
20 mg
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
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Indications
Billi Tablet is used for:
Nasal congestion, urticaria
Adult Dose
The usual dose for adults is one tablet (20 mg) daily.
Child Dose
Children aged over 12 years:
One tablet (20 mg) daily.
Oro-Dispersible Tablet (ODT)
Children between 6 to 11 years:
10 mg Orodispersible tablet (ODT) once daily.
Do not give this medicine to children under 6 years of age with a body weight below 20 kg.
Child 6 -11 Years:
4 ml once daily
Renal Dose
In subjects with moderate or severe renal impairment co-administration of bilastine with P-glycoprotein inhibitors, such as ketoconazole, erythromycin, cyclosporine, ritonavir or diltiazem,
may increase plasma levels of bilastine and therefore increase the risk of adverse effects.
Coadministration of bilastine and P-glycoprotein inhibitors should be avoided in subjects with
moderate or severe renal impairment.
Administration
Take the tablet on empty stomach is (one hour before a meal, or alternatively, two hours after eating a meal).
Contra Indications
Hypersensitivity
Precautions
Use caution when drive, or before using tools or machines.
Pregnancy-Lactation
Pregnant Women
There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Until such data become available, Bilastine should be avoided during pregnancy, unless advised otherwise by a physician.
Animal studies do not indicate major direct or indirect harmful effects with respect to reproductive toxicity, parturition or postnatal development.
Twelve (12) pregnancies were reported during bilastine investigation. Follow-up was performed by the investigators through to the birth of newborns. Their observations indicated that there had been a normal outcome reported for every pregnancy, except one miscarriage due to an antiphospholipid syndrome (case history of repeated miscarriages) resulting in an induced abortion (voluntary).
Nursing Women
It is unknown whether bilastine is excreted in human breast milk. The excretion of bilastine in milk has not been studied in animals. A decision on whether to continue/discontinue breastfeeding or to continue/discontinue therapy with Bilastine should be made taking into account the benefit of breast-feeding to the child, the benefit of bilastine therapy to the mother, and these should be weighed against possible effects on the infant.
Interactions
Adverse Effects
Side effects of Bilastine :
Feeling sleepy
Headache
Mechanism of Action
Bilastine is a selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist Label. During allergic response mast cells undergo degranulation which releases histamine and other subastances. By binding to and preventing activation of the H1 receptor, bilastine reduces the development of allergic symptoms due to the release of histamine from mast cells.
Note
Billi 20 mg Tablet manufactured by Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.. Its generic name is Bilastine. Billi is availble in Bangladesh.
Farmaco BD drug index information on Billi Tablet is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.