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. Loratadine is used when needed. Do not use this medicine more than once in a hour period. Do not use two doses at one time. You should start to feel better within about an hour of taking loratadine.
Depending on your condition, you may only need to use this medicine for a short period of time, or you might need to take it longer to treat stubborn allergies. The usual dose for adults and kids 6 years and older is 10 milligrams mg , once a day. The typical dose for children between ages 2 and 5 is 5 mg, once a day. If taken with other antihistamines such as some cough and cold medicines it may make you even more sleepy. The content on this page will be of most use to clinicians, such as nurses, doctors, pharmacists, specialists and other healthcare providers.
Looking for Where to get medical help A health professional or service Patient portals Newsletters View all. Information for healthcare providers on loratadine The content on this page will be of most use to clinicians, such as nurses, doctors, pharmacists, specialists and other healthcare providers. Belongs to a group of medicines known as antihistamine allergy treatment Non-sedating antihistamine.
Try taking loratadine at night. If your doctor suspects that you may experience anaphylaxis with your hives, he may prescribe an epinephrine injector EpiPen. Do not use loratadine in place of the epinephrine injector. This medication may be recommended for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule.
Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature, away from excess heat and moisture not in the bathroom and away from light. Use the orally disintegrating tablets immediately after you remove them from the blister package, and within 6 months after you open the outer foil pouch.
Write the date that you open the foil pouch on the product label so that you will know when 6 months have passed. It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily.
To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location — one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach. 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. In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription over-the-counter medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements.
You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies. Generic alternatives may be available. Loratadine pronounced as lor at' a deen.
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