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What is urticaria?
Urticaria is characterized by a skin lesion that causes itching and affects many allergy sufferers, significantly impacting their quality of life.
What are the types of hives (urticaria)?
Urticaria is classified according to the time elapsed since the onset of clinical manifestations. Acute urticaria is when signs and symptoms have been present for less than 6 months. When symptoms persist for more than 6 weeks, it is considered chronic urticaria2.
What are the main symptoms?
In addition to the presence of red spots, even plaques, and itchy skin, blisters and a sensation of intense heat in the area are also possible. In some cases, the person may also experience fever, sweating, neurological problems, kidney problems, and joint pain.
How to treat urticaria?
For an effective treatment, in addition to identifying the causative agent (food, stress, insect bites, etc.), some antihistamine medications may also be recommended, such as Telfast® 180mg, which is fast acting and lasting for 24 hours, and non-drowsy3.
In case of symptoms, it is important to always consult a doctor.
Telfast® can help relieve skin allergies.
Telfast® helps you live your best life by relieving many common seasonal allergy symptoms. If you experience sneezing, runny nose, itchy, watery eyes or an itchy nose or throat, nasal congestion, sinus congestion and pressure, or swelling of nasal passages, Telfast® products can help. Now you can live your greatness — during any season.3
No matter which product you choose, you can feel good knowing Telfast® is the #1 allergist-recommended medicine brand for non-drowsy relief.*
1. ASCIA Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. What is allergy. www.allergy.org.au. 2017
2. American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Hives (Urticaria). www.acaai.org. 2014
3. Telfast 180mg Gulf PIL – last revised November 2020
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*Among oral antihistamines.