• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or your pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

1. What Rupatadine is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Rupatadine
3. How to take Rupatadine
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Rupatadine
6. Contents of the pack and other information

• If you are allergic to rupatadine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Rupatadine.

If you suffer from kidney or liver insufficiency, ask your doctor for advice. The use of Rupatadine 10mg tablets is at present not recommended in patients with impaired kidney or liver functions.

If you have low blood levels of potassium and/or if you have a certain abnormal pattern to your heartbeat (known prolongation of the QT interval on the ECG) which can occur in some forms of heart disease, ask your doctor for advice.

If you are older than 65, ask your doctor or your pharmacist.

This medicine is not for use in children under 12 years of age.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used or might use any other medicines.

If you are taking Rupatadine do not take medicines containing ketoconazole (drug for fungal infections) or erythromycin (drug for bacterial infections).

If you are taking central nervous system depressant medicines, statin medicines (medicines used to treat high cholesterol levels) or midazolam (drug used for sedation of short duration), ask your doctor for advice before taking Rupatadine.

Rupatadine should not be taken in combination with grapefruit juice, as this may increase the level of Rupatadine in your body.

Rupatadine, at the recommended dose (10mg), does not increase the drowsiness produced by alcohol.

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

At the recommended dosage, Rupatadine is not expected to influence your ability to drive or use machinery. However, when you first start taking Rupatadine you should take care to see how the treatment affects you before driving or using machines.

If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

If you have accidentally taken a high dose of your medicine, talk to your doctor or pharmacist immediately.

Take your dose as soon as possible and then continue with your tablets at the usual times. Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten individual doses.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme (website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store).

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

• The active substance is rupatadine. Each tablet contains 10mg of rupatadine (as fumarate).
• The other ingredients are pregelatinised maize starch, microcrystalline cellulose, red iron oxide (E-172), yellow iron oxide (E-172), lactose monohydrate and magnesium stearate. See section 2 “Rupatadine contains lactose”.

Rupatadine tablets are round, light salmon coloured and packed in unit blister doses of 3, 7, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50 and 100 tablets. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.