Claritin Reditabs (Oral)

Generic name:loratadine (oral route) [ lor-A-ta-deen ]
Drug class:Antihistamines

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 15, 2022.

Commonly used brand name(s)

In the U.S.

• Alavert
• Children's Claritin
• Children's Clear-Atadine
• Children's Dimetapp ND Allergy
• Claritin
• Claritin Reditabs
• Clearatadine
• Loradamed
• Triaminic Allerchews

Available Dosage Forms:

• Tablet, Chewable
• Tablet
• Tablet, Disintegrating
• Syrup
• Solution
• Capsule, Liquid Filled

Therapeutic Class: Respiratory Agent

Pharmacologic Class: Antihistamine, Less-Sedating

Chemical Class: Piperidine

Uses for Claritin Reditabs

Loratadine is used to treat allergy symptoms, including runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, watery eyes, and itching of the eyes, nose or throat.

This medicine is available as an over-the-counter (OTC) product.

Before using Claritin Reditabs

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:

Allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.

Pediatric

Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of loratadine in children. However, safety and efficacy have not been established in children younger than 6 years of age for liquid-filled capsules, chewable tablets, orally disintegrating tablets, and tablets and in children younger than 2 years of age for oral liquid.

Geriatric

No information is available on the relationship of age to the effects of loratadine in geriatric patients.

Breastfeeding

Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding.

Interactions with medicines

Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.

• Amiodarone
• Carbamazepine
• Pitolisant

Interactions with food/tobacco/alcohol

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