Avil 25 Mg Tablets- OTC allergy medication

Avil 25 Mg Tablets- OTC allergy medication

I remember administering Avil 25 tablets when I was a young kid and suffered from allergy to radish and brinjal. Back then I loved to use Avil 25 tablets as it use to make me sleepy and at time I just use to fake allergic reaction just to administer a tablet of Avil and get a peaceful sleep.

SO not to mention Avil 25 is a commonly used OTC allergy medication which works well in treating minor allergic reaction but surely doe has some side effects. Being cheap it is used broadly and I guess it is one of the largest selling OTC allergy medication here in India.

Avil tablets are available in different strength and as a child I was normally administered with Avil 25 Mg, grownups normally use Avil 50Mg. Besides drowsiness Avill side effects include tiredness, weakness, nausea, stomach ache and vomiting.  Though all I suffered was from sleepiness but reports of nausea, vomiting, stomach ache, abdominal cramps have been reported in the past.

It is advisable not to use Avil tablets during day time or at time when you require high mental alertness such as while driving or operating heavy machinery.

Another important thing you should keep in mind is, just because it is cheap doesn’t mean you should be using it all the time. In case the symptoms persist and doesn’t show any sign of improvement, it would be advisable to consult a dermatologist in such case. 

To be honest, because of the many avil side effects, I don’t feel it is the safest OTC allergy medications to be used.  Avil tablets should be used only in case of extreme situations when no other allergy medications are available. In generally it would be advisable to use other OTC allergy drugs which has minimal side effects.