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Allegra®, sustainably

Doing our part

 

Purpose

 

We live to challenge the status quo in oral antihistamines by offering solutions that keep wellbeing in mind while elevating everyday experiences, empowering everyone to fully ENGAGE in life—relieved from allergies and alert.

Mission

 

We believe that mental clarity is the foundation of living life with enthusiastic engagement. Our mission is to provide nondrowsy allergy relief so you can keep living without compromise—alert, energized, and ready for whatever life brings.

Values

 

Our core value? Mental clarity. We believe in allergy relief that enhances life, not hinders it. With a focus on innovation, integrity, and well-being, our products help you stay present and fully engaged in your day-to-day life, every day.

Our history

First-generation antihistamines

Originally, allergy relief came from first-generation antihistamines—effective but often sedating.

Fexofenadine is created

Then a new solution emerged with a molecule that brought non-drowsy allergy relief by staying out of the brain. This breakthrough, fexofenadine, was designed to relieve allergy symptoms without crossing the bloodbrain barrier, proving you could have effective relief with 0% brain interference from drowsiness. That's why Allegra is a no-brainer! 1-4

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Introduced in 1996 as a prescription drug, fexofenadine quickly became a household name.

0% Brain Interference

And in 2011, it was approved for over-the-counter use, making it easy for anyone to find reliable allergy relief without a prescription. That’s the power behind Allegra—good safety-profile, effective, and ready when you need it!

Manufacturing

At our Chattanooga facility in Tennessee, sustainability leads the way. Production is powered with clean, renewable energy, cutting our carbon footprint and driving us toward a greener future. We're not just making medicine—we're trying to make a difference.

Climate action

We're on a mission to cut carbon emissions across all our manufacturing sites. Through energy efficiency programs, renewable electricity, and transitioning from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives like biomass, biogas, and heat pumps, we're making major strides. Since June 2023, our Chattanooga site has cut CO2 emissions by 78% from our 2019 baseline, and now runs on 100% renewable electricity.

Waste vs. Recycling

Reducing waste and boosting circularity is a priority at our manufacturing sites. Our target? Zero waste to landfills and a 90% material recovery rate by 2025. Again, our Chatanooga site is leading the way as only 4% of waste still goes to landfills. We're almost there, and soon we’ll hit that zero-waste milestone.

Guarding natural ecosystems

Across all our manufacturing sites we are conserving natural resources. Since 2022, we've launched programs to eliminate pharmaceutical residues from our water streams and aim to reduce water withdrawals by 20% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels. But that’s not all—by 2030, all sites near sensitiveecosystems will have detailed Biodiversity Management Plans in place, ensuring we protect local plants and wildlife.

Waste vs. Recycling

Reducing waste and boosting circularity is a priority at our manufacturing sites. Our target? Zero waste to landfills and a 90% material recovery rate by 2025. Again, our Chatanooga site is leading the way as only 4% of waste still goes to landfills. We're almost there, and soon we’ll hit that zero-waste milestone.

Packaging

Allegra is on a green mission, and we're not slowing down! We have shifted to recycled or FSC-certified materials for our cartons and leaflets, supporting sustainable forests and cutting waste. Plus, we’re trimming down packaging wherever we can.

And the big goal? By 2025, all our paper will come from sustainable sources. Some Allegra products in the U.S. already use SFI-certified cartons.

Keep an eye out for the FSC/SFI logo on our packaging—it’s our promise to protect the planet, one box at a time. We know it's not the norm to be this excited about cardboard boxes, but we just can't help it!

Transforming Waste with TerraCycle

We've partnered with TerraCycle to make recycling your Allegra packaging simple—and it’s completely free! Ready to give your packaging a new life? Here’s how:

Sign Up

Just like a quick sneeze, registering takes no time at all. Fill out the form below—easy and free!

Collect

Gather up your empty bottles and boxes in any sturdy

Ship

When your box is full, log in to TerraCycle, print your free UPS label, and send it off.

Sign up

Allegra®: Proud to be a Certified B Corp

It's official - Allegra has joined a powerful community that's using business as a force of good.

What’s our goal? To champion better self-care and alert mindedness— for you, your community, and the planet. This certification proves our commitment to doing good, from reducing our environmental impact to responsible sourcing and community support. We believe a clear, alert mind is essential for fully engaging in life, and our mission is to provide non-drowsy allergy 1 relief that keeps you energized and ready for anything.

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*Allegra relieves symptoms associated to allergic rhinitis.

References

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  2. Casale TB et al. Allergy Asthma Proc. 1999 May-Jun;20(3):193-8
     
  3. Van Cauwenberge P et al. Clin Exp Allergy. 2000;30:891–9
     
  4. Howarth PH et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999;104:927–33