What tips would you provide a friend before taking Claritin? Choose one. Back Next. How well did Claritin work for you? Did you experience many side effects while taking this drug? How likely would you be to recommend Claritin to a friend? Back Submit. Uses of Claritin Back to Top. Claritin is an over-the-counter medication used to relieve symptoms due to hay fever or other allergies such as: runny nose sneezing itchy, watery eyes itching of the nose or throat This medication may be prescribed for other uses.
Manufacturer Back to Top. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Generic Back to Top. Loratadine For more information on this medication choose from the list of selections below. Claritin Drug Class Back to Top. Claritin is part of the drug class: Other antihistamines for systemic use. Inform MD Back to Top. Especially tell your doctor if you: are allergic to Claritin or to any of its ingredients have liver disease have kidney disease are pregnant or breastfeeding Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Loratadine comes as 2 different types of tablet: ordinary and melt-in-the-mouth tablets. Swallow ordinary loratadine tablets with a drink of water, milk or juice. If the tablet has a score line across the middle, you can break it in half if you find it hard to swallow it whole.
Do not chew it. Melt-in-the-mouth tablets dissolve instantly on your tongue without needing a drink. Be careful not to crush them when you take them out of the packet. Loratadine liquid may be easier for children to take than tablets.
The medicine will come with a plastic syringe or spoon to help you measure out the right dose. If you do not have a syringe or spoon, ask your pharmacist for one. Do not use a kitchen teaspoon as it will not measure the right amount. You may only need to take loratadine on a day when you have symptoms, for instance if you've been exposed to a trigger such as animal hair. Or you may need to take it regularly to prevent symptoms, such as hay fever during spring and summer.
Try to take loratadine at about the same time every day. Choose a time that is easy to remember. If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember, unless it's nearly time for your next dose. In this case, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the usual time. If you often forget doses, it may help to set an alarm to remind you.
You could also ask your pharmacist for advice on other ways to help you remember to take your medicine. Loratadine is generally very safe. If you or your child take too much, it is unlikely to harm you. Go to Like all medicines, loratadine can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
The most common side effect of loratadine is feeling sleepy. This happens in more than 1 in people. In rare cases, loratadine may cause a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis.
These are not all the side effects of loratadine. For a full list see the leaflet inside your medicines packet. Loratadine can be taken in pregnancy. There is no good evidence that it can harm your baby. If your doctor or health visitor says your baby is healthy, you can take loratadine while breastfeeding. There is some information available which shows that only tiny amounts get into breast milk. It has been used for many years in breastfeeding women without side effects in their babies.
If your baby is not feeding as well as usual, or seems unusually sleepy, or if you have any other concerns about your baby, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, health visitor or midwife. Some medicines affect how loratadine works or can increase the chances of you having side effects. There's very little information about taking herbal remedies and supplements with loratadine. But there might be a problem with some of them, especially ones that cause sleepiness or a dry mouth, or make it difficult to pee.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines, vitamins or supplements. When you come into contact with something you have an allergy to, such as pollen, animal hair or fur, house dust or insect bites, your body produces a chemical called histamine.
Usually, histamine is a useful substance but in an allergic reaction it causes unpleasant symptoms including itchy, watery eyes, running or blocked nose, sneezing and skin rashes. Loratadine is a non-drowsy antihistamine, so it does not make you feel as sleepy as other medicines like it. You may only need to take loratadine for a short time or as a one-off dose. If you have a reaction to an insect bite, you may only need to take loratadine for a day or two.
You may need to take it for longer if you're taking it to prevent hay fever symptoms when the pollen count is high. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you're not sure how long you need to take loratadine for. Loratadine is unlikely to do you any harm if you take it for a long time. However, it's best to take it only for as long as you need to. It's best not to drink alcohol while you're taking loratadine, as it can make you feel sleepy. Loratadine is classed as a non-drowsy antihistamine but it's still possible to feel sleepy after taking it.
If this happens to you, do not drive a car or ride a bike until you feel better. It's an offence to drive a car if your ability to drive safely is affected. Loratadine is in class of drugs called antihistamines. It works by blocking the effects of a substance called histamine in your body. The U. Ask a doctor or pharmacist if this medicine is safe to use if you have ever had:. The disintegrating tablet may contain phenylalanine and could be harmful if you have phenylketonuria PKU.
Ask a doctor before using this medicine if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Do not give this medicine to a child younger than 2 years old without medical advice. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.
Use Loratadine Claritin exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Use exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Cold or allergy medicine is only for short-term use. Measure liquid medicine with the supplied syringe or a dose-measuring device not a kitchen spoon. A child's dose is based on age and some forms of loratadine are not for use in children younger than 6 years old.
Carefully follow the dosing instructions provided with this medicine.
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