Bilastina teva 20 mg comprimidos efg

Prospecto: Information for the Patient

Bilastina Teva 20 mg Tablets EFG

Read this prospect carefully before starting to take this medicine, as it contains important information for you.

• Keep this prospect, as you may need to read it again.
• If you have any doubts, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed only for you and should not be given to others even if they have the same symptoms as you, as it may harm them.
• If you experience any adverse effects, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if they are not listed in this prospect. See section 4.

Bilastina Teva contains the active ingredient bilastine, which is an antihistamine. Bilastina Teva is used to relieve symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, 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).

Do not take Bilastina Teva

If you are allergic to bilastina or any of the other components of this medication (listed in section 6).

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting to use Bilastina Teva if you have moderate or severe renal insufficiency, low levels of potassium, magnesium, or calcium in the blood, if you have or have had heart rhythm problems or if your heart rate is very low, if you are taking medications that can affect heart rhythm, if you have or have had a certain abnormal heart rhythm pattern (known as QTc prolongation on the electrocardiogram) that may occur in some forms of heart disease and are also taking other medications (see "Other medications and Bilastina Teva").

Children

Do not administer this medication to children under 12 years of age

Do not exceed the recommended dose. If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.

Other medications and Bilastina Teva

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have taken recently, or may need to take any other medication, including those purchased without a prescription.

Particularly, please consult with your doctor if you are taking any of the following medications:

Taking Bilastina Teva with food, drinks, and alcohol

These tabletsmust not be taken withfood or withorange juice or other fruit juices, as this would decrease the effect of bilastina. To avoid this, you can:

Bilastina, at the recommended dose (20 mg), does not increase the drowsiness caused by alcohol.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility

There are no data, or these are limited, on the use of bilastina in pregnant women and during lactation, or on its effects on fertility.

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or intend to become pregnant, consult your doctor before using this medication.

Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using any medication.

Driving and operating machinery

It has been demonstrated that bilastina 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 you before driving or operating machinery.

Bilastina Teva contains sodium

This medication contains less than 1 mmol of sodium (23 mg) per tablet, which is essentially“sodium-free”.

Follow exactly the administration instructions for this medication as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. In case of doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again.

The recommended dose in adults, including elderly patients and adolescents 12 years of age or older, is 1 tablet (20 mg) per day.

Regarding the duration of treatment, your doctor will determine the type of disease you have and will tell you for how long you should take bilastina.

Use in children

Other forms of this medication - bilastina 10 mg chewable tablets or bilastina 2.5 mg/ml oral solution - may be more suitable for children 6 to 11 years of age with a minimum body weight of 20 kg. Consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Do not administer this medication to children under 6 years of age with a body weight less than 20 kg as there is insufficient data.

If you take more Bilastina Teva than you should

If you, or anyone else, exceed the dose of this medication, inform your doctorimmediatelyor go to the nearest hospital emergency department. Please remember to bring this medication package or this leaflet with you.

In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or pharmacist immediately or call the Toxicological Information Service, phone: 91 562 04 20 (indicating the medication and the amount ingested).

If you forgot to take Bilastina Teva

Do nottake a double dose to make up for a missed dose.

If you forget to take your dose on time, take it as soon as possible, and then return to your regular dosing schedule.

If you have any other questions about the use of this medication, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Like all medicines, this medicine may cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them.

If you experience symptoms of an allergic reaction that may include difficulty breathing, dizziness, fainting, or loss of consciousness, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, and/or swelling and redness of the skin, stop taking this medicine and seek immediate medical attention.

Other side effects that may occur in adults and adolescents are:

Frequent: may affect up to 1 in 10 people

• headache
• drowsiness

Less frequent: may affect up to 1 in 100 people

• electrocardiogram alterations
• blood tests showing changes in liver function
• dizziness
• stomach pain
• fatigue
• increased appetite
• irregular heartbeat
• weight gain
• nausea (urge to vomit)
• anxiety
• dry or irritated nose
• abdominal pain
• diarrhea
• gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining)
• dizziness (a feeling of dizziness or instability)
• sensation of weakness
• thirst
• shortness of breath
• dry mouth
• indigestion
• itching
• herpes labialis
• fever
• tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
• difficulty sleeping
• blood tests showing changes in kidney function
• increased blood fats

Unknown frequency: cannot be estimated from available data

• palpitations (feeling the heartbeat)
• tachycardia (rapid heartbeat)
• vomiting

Side effects that may appear in children are:

Frequent: may affect up to 1 in 10 people

• rhinitis (nasal irritation)
• allergic conjunctivitis (eye irritation)
• headache
• stomach pain (abdominal pain/superior abdominal pain)

Less frequent: may affect up to 1 in 100 people

• eye irritation
• dizziness
• loss of consciousness
• diarrhea
• nausea (urge to vomit)
• swelling of the lips
• eczema
• urticaria (hives)
• fatigue

Reporting of side effects

If you experience 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 the Pharmacovigilance of Medicines for Human Use, https://www.notificaram.es

By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information about the safety of this medicine.

Keep this medication out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not usethis medicationafter the expiration date that appears onthe packagingafter CAD/EXP.The expiration date refers to 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. Dispose of packaging and medications you no longer need at the SIGRE collection point at the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of unused packaging and medications. By doing so, you will help protect the environment.

Composition of Bilastina Teva

• The active ingredient is bilastina. Each tablet contains 20 mg of bilastina.
• The other components are: mannitol (E421), microcrystalline cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium glycolate from potato (type A), magnesium aluminosilicate, magnesium stearate, anhydrous colloidal silica.

Appearance of the product and contents of the packaging

Bilastina Teva tablets are round, white to off-white, biconvex, approximately 7 mm in diameter.

The tablets are packaged in blisters of 10, 20, 30, 50, or 100 tablets or single-dose blisters of 10 x 1, 20 x 1, 30 x 1 tablets.

Only some sizes of packaging may be commercially marketed.

Holder of the marketing authorization and responsible for manufacturing

Holder of the marketing authorization

Teva B.V.

Swensweg 5

2031 GA Haarlem

Netherlands

Responsible for manufacturing

Saneca Pharmaceuticals a.s.

Nitrianska 100

920 27 Hlohovec

Slovak Republic

You can request more information about this medication by contacting the local representative of the holder of the marketing authorization:

Teva Pharma, S.L.U

C/ Anabel Segura, 11, Edificio Albatros B, 1st floor,

Alcobendas 28108, Madrid (Spain)

Last review date of this leaflet:March 2025

Detailed information about this medication is available on the website of theSpanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) http://www.aemps.gob.es