Dangers of Hismanal
What is Hismanal used for?
Hismanal is an antihistamine for allergy and hay fever symptom relief.
Why was Hismanal Recalled (or why should it be) ?
Hismanal was recalled on June 21, 1999. The FDA first warned of new safety information regarding Hismanal on February 9, 1998 due to the risk of death, cardiovascular adverse events, anaphylaxis, and serious drug interactions. The Hismanal labeling was also changed to tell people to avoid the use of the drug in combination with certain other medications and for liver disorder patients to completely avoid using it.
What Makes Hismanal a dangerous Drug ( side effects and risks):
- death
- cardiovascular adverse events
- anaphylaxis
- serious drug interactions
Common Misspelling or other names: Hismanol, Hizmanal, Hysmanal
John Atkinson on Sat, 2nd Apr 2011 8:49 am
Hismanal was the only drug that helped me with my allergies. Is there something comparable that will help. Now I take Reactine but it only does part of the job. I think sometimes they just take a drug off the market because it does work so well. Is there something on the market that works as well as Hismanal did ? Please reply
David Burton on Fri, 8th Jul 2011 9:32 am
Astemizole was a great antihistamine drug – wonderfully effective and with very few side effects compared with the competition. I am now stuck like John without a decent antihistamine to use.
The few severe (heart related) side effects that have been reported are rare and easily prevented by avoiding other drugs and foods that are known to cause problems.
arjay on Thu, 25th Aug 2011 12:30 pm
Hismanal and seldane were the only ones that ever worked for me….both off the market. Just my luck.