Should the Bilastine 20 mg Tablet be Taken Before Food or After Food ?

Bilastine 20 mg tablet is an antihistamine that is used to relieve the symptoms of allergic rhino conjunctivitis i.e sneezing, itchy nose, nasal secretion, nasal congestion ,red streaming eyes and other forms of allergic rhinitis. It can also be used to treat itchy skin rashes known as wheals or urticaria disease.

Exposure to substances such as pollen, animal fur or house dust mite can cause your body to produce allergic symptoms. Cells in the lining of nose and eyes release histamine when they come into contact with these substances. This leads to inflammation in nose called as rhinitis and in eyes called conjunctivitis, which produces symptoms such as sneezing and watery eyes.

Urticaria on the other hand is a condition where an itchy skin rash develops. The rash can be triggered by an allergy to a substance such as a soap or a detergent.

Dose with Food:

You should take each dose of bilastine 'on an empty stomach'. This means you should take your doses about an hour before a meal, or alternatively wait until two hours afterwards. This is because your body absorbs less bilastine when taken with food, which means the medicine is less effective.

Do not drink fruit juice or grapefruit juice in particular as this will decrease the effect of bilastine. To avoid this, person can take the tablet and wait for one hour before taking food or any fruit juice or in case if person have taken food or fruit juice, then he/she have to wait for two hours before taking the dose.. Like food, fruit juices can also make bilastine less effective.