Leaflet:information for the patient
Bilaxten Flas 10 mg buccal dispersible tablets
Bilastina
For children aged6 to 11 years with a minimum body weight of 20 kg
Read this leaflet carefully before your child starts taking this medicine,because it contains important information for you.
-This medicine has been prescribedonlyfor your child, and should not be given to other people even if they havethe same symptomsas your child,as it may harm them.
1.What Bilaxten Flas is and for what it is used
2.What you need to knowbeforestarting totake Bilaxten Flas
3.How to take Bilaxten Flas
4.Possible side effects
5.Storage of Bilaxten Flas
6.Contents of the pack and additional information
Bilaxten Flas contains bilastine as the active ingredient, which is an antihistamine. Bilaxten Flas is used to relieve symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, nasal discharge, nasal congestion, and red, itchy eyes) and other forms of allergic rhinitis. It may also be used to treat skin eruptions with itching (hives or urticaria).
Bilaxten Flas 10 mg orally disintegrating tablets are indicated for children aged 6 to 11 years with a minimum body weight of 20 kg.
Do not take Bilaxten Flas:
Warnings and precautions
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to take Bilaxten Flas if your child has moderate or severe renal or hepatic insufficiency, low blood levels of potassium, magnesium, calcium, if your child has or has had heart rhythm problems or if your child's heart rate is very low, if your child is taking medications that may affect heart rhythm, if your child has or has had a certain abnormal pattern of heart rhythm (known as QTc prolongation in the electrocardiogram) that may occur in some types of heart disease, or if your child is taking other medications (see “Use of Bilaxten Flas with other medications”).
Children
Do not administer this medication to children under 6 years of age with a body weight less than 20 kg since there are not enough data available.
Use of Bilaxten Flas with other medications
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if your child is using, has used recently, or may need to use any other medication, including those purchased without a prescription.
Some medications should not be taken together and other medications may require a dose adjustment when taken together.
Inform your doctor or pharmacist if your child is taking or receiving any of the following medications in addition to Bilaxten Flas:
Taking Bilaxten Flas with food, drinks, and alcohol
These buccal dispersible tablets should not be taken with food or with orange juice or other fruit juices, as this would reduce the effect of bilastine. To avoid this, you can:
Bilastine, at the recommended dose in adults (20 mg), does not increase the drowsiness produced by alcohol.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility
This medication is for use in children aged 6 to 11 years with a minimum body weight of 20 kg. However, the following information should be taken into account regarding the safe use of this medication. There are no data or these are very limited on the use of bilastine in pregnant women and during breastfeeding, and on the effects on fertility.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or intend to become pregnant, consult your doctor or pharmacist before using this medication.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medication.
Driving and operating machinery
It has been shown that bilastine 20 mg does not affect performance during driving in adults. However, the response of each patient to the medication may be different. Therefore, check how this medication affects your child before they ride a bicycle or other vehicles or operate machinery.
Bilaxten Flas contains ethanol and sodium
This medication contains 0.0015 mg of alcohol (ethanol) in each buccal dispersible tablet, equivalent to 1 mg/100 g (0.001% p/p). The amount in a buccal dispersible tablet is equivalent to less than 0.00004 ml of beer or 0.00002 ml of wine.
The small amount of alcohol contained in this medication does not produce any perceptible effect.
This medication contains less than 1 mmol of sodium (23 mg) per buccal dispersible tablet; this is, essentially “sodium-free”.
Follow exactly the administration instructions for this medication as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist.This medication should be taken exactly as directed.In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.
Use in children
The recommended dose in children aged 6 to 11 years with a minimum body weight of 20 kg is 10 mg of bilastine (1 buccal dispersible tablet) once a day for symptomatic relief of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and urticaria.
Do not administer this medication to children under 6 years of age with a body weight less than 20 kg since there are not enough data available.
For adults, including elderly patients and adolescents 12 years of age or older, the recommended dose is 20 mg of bilastine once a day. For this population of patients, there is a more suitable pharmaceutical form – tablets –, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Since the duration of treatment depends on the underlying disease of your child, your doctor will determine for how long your child should take Bilaxten Flas.
If you take more Bilaxten Flas than you should
If your child, or anyone else, exceeds the dose of this medication, inform your doctor immediately or go to the nearest hospital emergency department. Please remember to bring this packaging or this leaflet with you.
If you forget to take Bilaxten Flas
If you forget to administer the daily dose to your child on time, administer it as soon as you remember. Then, administer the next dose the following day at the usual time as indicated by your doctor.
Do not administer a double dose to compensate for the missed dose.
If you interrupt the treatment with Bilaxten Flas
Generally, there will be no effects after stopping treatment with Bilaxten Flas.
If you have any other doubts about the use of thismedication, ask your doctor,orpharmacist.
Like all medicines, this medicine may cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them.
If your child experiences allergic reactions whose symptoms may include difficulty breathing, dizziness, collapse, or loss of consciousness, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, and/or swelling and redness of the skin, stop administering this medicine and seek immediate medical attention.
Other side effects that may appear in children:
Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people
Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people
Side effects that may appear in adults and adolescents:
Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people
Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people
Unknown frequency: cannot be estimated from available data
Reporting of side effects
If your child experiences any type of side effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible side effect that does not appear in this prospectus. You can also report them directly through the Spanish System for Pharmacovigilance of Medicines for Human Use: www.notificaRAM.es. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information on the safety of this medicine.
Keepthis medicationout of the sight and reach of children.
Do not usethis medicationafter the expiration date that appears on thecontainerand on the blister pack after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.
This medication does not require special storage conditions.
Medications should not be disposed of through drains or in the trash.Deposit the containers and medications you no longer need at the Sigre Point of the pharmacy.In case of doubtask your pharmacisthow to dispose ofthecontainers and themedications you no longerneed.By doing so, you will help protect the environment.
Composition of Bilaxten Flas
Appearance of the product and content of the container
Bilaxten Flas 10 mg buccal dispersible tablets are round, slightly biconvex, and white, with a diameter of 8 mm.
The tablets are packaged in blisters of 10, 20, 30, or 50 tablets.
Only some sizes of packaging may be commercially marketed.
Holder of the marketing authorization
Faes Farma, S.A.
Autonomia Etorbidea, 10
48940 Leioa (Bizkaia)
Spain
Responsible for manufacturing:
Faes Farma, S.A.
Maximo Agirre Kalea, 14
48940 Leioa (Bizkaia)
Spain
or
A.Menarini Manufacturing Logistics and Services S.r.l.
Campo di Pile
L’Aquila
Italy
This medicine is authorized in the member states of the European Economic Area with the following names:
Germany: Antires 10 mg Schmelztabletten
Spain: Bilaxten Flas 10 mg buccal dispersible tablets
France: Inorial 10 mg orodispersible tablet
Greece: Bilargen 10 mg δισκ?α διασπειρ?μενα στο στ?μα
Italy: Robilas 10 mg orodispersible tablet
Poland: Bilaxten
Portugal: Bilaxten 10 mg orodispersible tablet
Revision date of this prospectus:April 2025
The detailed information of this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency of Medicaments and Health Products (AEMPS) (http://www.aemps.gob.es/)
Have questions about this medication or your symptoms? Connect with a licensed doctor for guidance and personalized care.