study to assess safety and efficacy of fexofenadine hydrochloride (hcl) + pseudoephedrine hcl fixed dose combination in indian male and female participants with allergic rhinitis (ar) who are 12 years and above

Conditions: Rhinitis Allergic

Summary: this is a single group, phase iv clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of allegra® d. this study will be conducted in participants with allergic rhinitis who are 12 years of age and above. the individual study duration for each participant would be approximately 16 days (maximum of 13 days intervention + a 3-day post intervention observation). there would be 4 study visits in which the last visit can be done either telephonically or on site. safety events would be captured for the entire study duration. in addition, the effectiveness of the study drug would be assessed using nasal symptom score (nss) and total symptom score (tss).

the individual study duration for each participant would be approximately 16 days.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * participant (male or female) must be 12 years or more, at the time of signing the informed consent. * female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies: i) not a woman of childbearing potential (wocbp) or ii) a wocbp who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance during the intervention period and for at least 3 days after the last dose of study intervention * male participants who agree to follow the contraceptive guidance during the intervention period and for at least 3 days after the last dose of study intervention * capable of giving signed informed consent: i) signed informed consent (for participants who are 18 years old or above) ii) participant assent and parental/legal guardian consent (for participants who are less than 18 years old) exclusion criteria: * participants with nasal diseases (hypertrophic rhinitis, paranasal sinusitis, nasal polyps, acute rhinitis, deviation of the nasal septum, etc.), upper respiratory tract infection or acute otitis media that could interfere with judgment of the efficacy of the investigational product (ip) and participants developing cold-like symptoms 30 days before the screening visit * participants with severe asthma, bronchiectasis * participants using following drugs: a) within 5 days prior to the day of screening: i) intranasal or oral: antiallergic drugs, decongestants, antihistamines, anticholinergic agents, vasoconstrictor, antihistamine-containing cold remedies, agents that can be expected to have an antiallergic/antihistaminic effect, and other agents that are indicated for allergic symptoms (sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, etc.) ii) agents that may affect the blood concentration of fexofenadine (macrolide antibiotics, azole fungicides, and preparations containing aluminum hydroxide / magnesium hydroxide) b) within 2 weeks prior to screening visit: i) participants using steroids, sodium cromoglycate/nedocromil or leukotriene modifiers ii) participants receiving monoamine oxidase (mao) inhibitor therapy iii) participants receiving immunotherapy or immunosuppressants or nonspecific alternative therapy (histamine containing gamma globulin preparations etc) * participants who are participating in another study or who have previously participated in another study within the previous 3 months prior to the day of screening * participants were excluded from the study if they had hypersensitivity to, fexofenadine hcl, or pseudoephedrine hcl the above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a potential participation in a clinical trial.