"Claritin": instructions for use, composition, form of release

The drug "Claritin" is an antihistamine drug with a long-term effect, which has a pronounced anti-allergic effect. The action of taking claritin is manifested in an hour and lasts more than 24 hours. The drug does not pass through the blood-brain barrier, does not affect the central nervous system. The reviews testify to the high effectiveness of the drug "Claritin". The instruction emphasizes that this remedy does not affect psychomotor reactions and does not have sedative and anticholinergic effects on the body.

Form of issue

Claritin is available in tablet form and as a syrup. Tablets are white, oval, on one side there is a risk, the trademark is indicated in the form of a cup and a flask, and the figure is 10.

Claritin in the form of a syrup is a colorless, transparent, sometimes liquid with a yellowish tinge. The syrup is poured into vials, with a volume of 60 and 120 cm³. In the package - 1 bottle plus a measuring spoon.

Claritin: composition

1 tablet contains loratadine 10 mg plus excipients, which include corn starch, lactose and magnesium stearate.

1 ml of syrup contains loratadine - 1 mg. Additional ingredients: water, flavor (peach), citric acid, glycerin, sodium benzoate, propylene glycol, granulated sucrose.

Pharmacological effect

Claritin is a tricyclic compound that blocks histamine receptors. It is a selective antagonist to peripheral receptors of this type.

Indications for use

- Treatment for both seasonal and non-seasonal allergic rhinitis and elimination of symptoms caused by these diseases: itching in the nasal cavity, sneezing, burning and itching of the eye mucosa, rhinorrhea.

- Therapy of skin diseases of allergic etiology, including chronic urticaria.

Mode of application

Claritin: instruction manual for children from 12 years and adults

Assigned dose of Claritin - 10 mg (one tablet or two h / l syrup) - 1 time / day. The medicine can be taken at any time of the day.

Claritin: instruction for children from 2 to 12 years old

With a body weight of up to 30 kg: the prescribed dose of Claritin is 5 mg. This is half a tablet or one teaspoon of syrup (5 cm3) - 1 time / day.

At body weight - 30 kg and more give 2 h / l syrup (10 ml) or 1 tablet, give 1 time / day.

Claritin: an instruction for patients who have impaired liver function or have kidney failure

Prescribe 10 mg - this is 1 tab. Or 2 h / l syrup, give 1 time in two days.

Possible side effects

In the digestive tract in adults:

- dryness in the oral cavity, feeling of nausea, gastritis;

- Sometimes - violations of the liver.

In the central nervous system in adults:

- headaches, drowsiness, fatigue;

In children (rarely) - headaches, nervous excitability, sedation.

Possible manifestations of allergic reactions in adults: skin rash, sometimes anaphylactic reactions. Data on dermatological reactions in adults: there are isolated reports of alopecia. These side effects with Claritin were manifested with the same frequency as with placebo.

Contraindications

The drug is not prescribed:

- during breastfeeding;

- with increased sensitivity to loratadine or other components of the drug.

During pregnancy, the drug should be used with caution.

Overdose Symptoms

In adult patients with Claritin administration at doses far exceeding the recommended therapeutic dose of 10 mg, headache was noted, tachycardia, drowsiness was observed. In children with a body weight of up to 30 kg, when taking the drug at a dosage exceeding 10 mg, extrapyramidal symptoms were noted. In addition, there was a rapid heart beat. Therapy for overdose: symptomatic and supportive therapy.

Drug Interactions

When Claritin was used simultaneously with ketoconazole, cimetidine or erythromycin, an increase in the concentration of loratadine and its metabolic products in blood plasma was observed, but it was not clinically manifested (including during ECG).