Desloratadine Drug: Indication, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effect , Storage, Category Type and corresponding Brands - www.genericdrugscan.com
Desloratadine
Drug Status in USA : ApprovedDrug Status in Canada : Approved
pronunciation
pronounced as (des lor at' a deen)
Why is this medication prescribed?
Desloratadine is used to relieve hay fever and allergy symptoms, including sneezing; runny nose; and red, itchy, tearing eyes. It is also used to treat hives. Desloratadine is in a class of medications called antihistamines. It works by blocking histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergic symptoms.
How should this medicine be used?
Desloratadine comes as a tablet, oral solution (liquid), and an orally disintegrating tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take desloratadine exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
To take the orally disintegrating tablet, use dry hands to peel back the foil packaging. Immediately take out the tablet and place it on your tongue. The tablet will quickly dissolve and can be swallowed with saliva. Orally disintegrating tablets may be taken with or without water.
What are the precautions to be followed?
Before taking desloratadine,- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to desloratadine, loratadine (Claritin), or any other medications.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had kidney or liver disease or phenylketonuria (for orally disintegrating tablets).
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking desloratadine, call your doctor.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Desloratadine may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:- headache
- upset stomach
- dizziness
- sore throat
- dry mouth
- muscle pain
- extreme tiredness
- painful menstruation
- difficulty breathing
Desloratadine may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.
How to store the medication and dispose it of after its use later?
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom).
Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet. Instead, the best way to dispose of your medication is through a medicine take-back program.
Drug Category/Class
- Cholinergic Antagonists
- Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating
- Histamine Antagonists
- Respiratory System
- Antihistamines for Systemic Use
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
- CYP2D6 Inducers
- CYP2D6 Inducers (strong)
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inducers
- Other antihistamines for syst
| Prescribed | For the relief of symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial (non-seasonal) allergic rhinitis. Desloratidine is also used for the sympomatic... |
| Weight : | 310.821 |
| Structure | Desloratadine |
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| Formula | C19H19ClN2 |
Desloratadine has 38 Brands listed
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