A patient asks a pharmaciest Why should I switch to fexofenadine for my allergies when I've taken diphenhydramine THE PHARMACIST SHOULD SAYQuestion 24Answera.You'll have much less risk of cardiac problemb.The dosing is more convenient, because you take it once a weekc.There is not nearly as much drowsiness and sedationd.The biggest benefit is that the cost is so much lower
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A patient asks a pharmaciest Why should I switch to fexofenadine for my allergies when I've taken diphenhydramine THE PHARMACIST SHOULD SAYQuestion 24Answera.You'll have much less risk of cardiac problemb.The dosing is more convenient, because you take it once a weekc.There is not nearly as much drowsiness and sedationd.The biggest benefit is that the cost is so much lower
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The pharmacist should say, "There is not nearly as much drowsiness and sedation." This is because fexofenadine is a second-generation antihistamine, which is less likely to cause drowsiness and sedation compared to first-generation antihistamines like diphenhydramine.
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