Rupafin Dosage/Direction for Use

Tablet: Rupatadine (Rupafin) 10 mg tablet should be swallowed with a sufficient amount of fluid (e.g. one glass of water), with or without food.
Adults and adolescents (over 12 years of age): The recommended dose for rupatadine (Rupafin) is 10 mg (one tablet) once a day, with or without food.
Children: Rupatadine (Rupafin) 10 mg tablet is not recommended for use in children below 12 years of age due to a lack of data on safety and efficacy.
Elderly: Rupatadine (Rupafin) 10 mg tablet should be used with caution in elderly patients (65 years and older). Although no overall differences in effectiveness or safety were observed in clinical trials, higher sensitivity of some older individuals cannot be excluded due to the low number of elderly patients enrolled.
Patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency: As there is no clinical experience in patients with impaired kidney or liver functions, the use of Rupatadine (Rupafin) 10 mg tablet is at present not recommended in these patients.
Oral solution: Children aged 2 to 11 years.
Dosage in children weighing equal or more than 25 kg: 5 ml (5 mg of rupatadine) of oral solution once a day, with or without food.
Dosage in children weighing equal or more than 10 kg up to less than 25 kg: 2.5 ml (2.5 mg of rupatadine) of oral solution once a day, with or without food.
The administration of the product to children aged under 2 years is not recommended due to the lack of data in this population.
In adults and adolescents (over 12 years of age), the administration of rupatadine 10 mg tablets is more appropriate.
Patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency: As there is no clinical experience in patients with impaired kidney or liver functions, the use of rupatadine is at present not recommended in these patients.
Instructions of use: To open the bottle press the cap and turn it anticlockwise.
Take the syringe and put it in the perforated stopper and turn the bottle upside down.
Fill the syringe with the prescribed dose.
Administer directly from the dosing syringe.
Wash the syringe after use.