Loratadine

Drug Information

The individuals who are frustrated and depressed with seasonal allergies and the anti-allergic drowsy feeling medicines have a reason not to be sad now. The doctors nowadays have started prescribing Loratadine. Unlike its other normal counterparts Loratadine does not induce sleepiness, yet it acts efficiently and very promptly providing all day long relief.  Since it is an anti-histamine medicine, it is almost often used to treat allergies with flu like symptoms of sore throat sneezes, skin hives and rashes with itchiness along with other chronic reactions of the skin.  This drug can also be prescribed in healing some other conditions not mentioned over here. The usual forms in which Loratadine is available are tablets as well as oral solutions. Sometimes dispersible tablets are also available.

Mechanism

Loratadine (anti histamine) is the key ingredient of Claritin Loratadine, being anti-histamine reduces the adverse effects of the naturally occurring chemical called histamine in our bodies. It works best when administered exactly as per the doctors’ recommendations with the full exact dose. For the effective functioning, the medicine should be taken at regular time intervals.

How to take Loratadine

As mentioned earlier the one should have the medicine as per the doctor’s prescription only. The usual way to take the medicine is by oral administration along with surplus water.

The regular adult dosage is a single tablet per day or as suggested by the physician. The factors which determine the amount of dose are age, gender, patients’ body mass, and severity of the symptoms in the suffering person.

It is advisable not to alter doses without a doctor’s permission.

If any dose is missed then have the medicines instantly upon remembering .Two doses should not be taken at a single time. Cases of overdose should be informed to the doctor as soon as possible.

The dispersible tablet Loratadine Redi should not be swallowed but kept under the tongue to dissolve slowly.

The most common side effects of Loratadine include nausea, dizziness and headache, breathlessness, pain with swellings, skin rashes, loose motions and stomach problems, dry mouth, sore throat, etc. The doctor must be consulted immediately in case of any severity in the side effects.

Precautions

The medicines’ full information is available in the prescription label. The precautions that are required to be taken are:

• Any kind of illness like cardiac, renal, hepatic, etc. must be informed to the doctor beforehand.
• Allergy to or continuation of any medicines should be in the doctor’s knowledge before prescribing it.
• The doctor should be made well aware whether the medicine is given to pregnant, breast feeding or would be pregnant women.
• Loratadine should not be given strictly to children below 6 years of age or elderly people without a doctors’ supervision.
• The storage condition of Loratadine is at regular room temperature away from moisture and heat like direct sunlight.

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