Asthafen Tablet

Asthafen Tablet – Ketotifen Fumarate Tablets IP 1 mg by Torrent

Asthafen from Torrent Pharmaceuticals is Ketotifen Fumarate Tablets IP, equivalent to Ketotifen 1 mg, uncoated. The name is a contraction of asthma and fen(othiazine-derived), and it points to the drug’s main use as a preventive in allergic asthma. What often surprises people is how slowly it works and how long it needs to be given before judging it: unlike a bronchodilator that acts in minutes, ketotifen’s effect on mast-cell stability builds gradually, and a fair trial usually means one to two weeks of regular dosing before deciding whether it is helping. It is also used for allergic rhinitis and itchy allergic skin conditions, where the same dual antihistamine and mast-cell-stabilising action applies. Strip of 10 tablets.

Key Features

• Ketotifen Fumarate IP equivalent to Ketotifen 1 mg, uncoated tablets
• A preventive add-on for allergic asthma, taken regularly rather than as a rescue drug
• Also used for allergic rhinitis and itchy allergic skin conditions
• Needs one to two weeks of regular use for its full effect to show
• Strip of 10 tablets from Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Composition

• Ketotifen Fumarate IP – equivalent to Ketotifen base 1 mg
• Excipients q.s. As printed on the blister

Uses & Benefits

• Used to prevent asthma attacks, as an add-on to other asthma treatment
• Relieves allergic symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose and itchy, watery eyes
• Used in allergic skin conditions with itching
• Reduces the frequency of attacks with regular use rather than treating a single episode
• A mast-cell stabiliser and antihistamine combined in one drug
• Taken twice daily as a tablet

Directions for Use

• Swallow the tablet whole with water, with or after food to reduce drowsiness and stomach upset
• Usually one tablet twice a day, or as your doctor prescribes
• Take it regularly, even when you feel well – its benefit builds up with continued use
• If you miss a dose, take it when you remember unless the next is nearly due. Never double up
• Do not stop it abruptly without your doctor’s advice if you have been on it for asthma prevention

Precautions

• It causes drowsiness, especially in the first one to two weeks. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how it affects you
• Avoid alcohol – it adds to the sedation
• It is a preventer, not a reliever. Ketotifen is taken regularly to reduce the frequency of attacks; it will not stop an attack already underway. Keep a fast-acting reliever inhaler with you
• Full effect can take one to two weeks of regular use to appear. Do not judge it after a single dose
• Tell your doctor if you have epilepsy, as ketotifen can lower the seizure threshold at high doses
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

Storage

• Store at a temperature not exceeding 30°C, protected from light and moisture, as printed on the blister
• Keep the tablets in the strip until use
• Keep out of reach of children

Disclaimer

Schedule H prescription drug – to be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only. This information is for general awareness and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.