The drug "Loratadin": instructions for use and description

The drug "Loratadin" refers to antiallergic drugs and has pronounced antiexudative, antipruritic and antihistamine properties. Its use contributes to the prevention and alleviation of allergic reactions.

Description of the drug "Loratadin"

The instruction for use says that the preparation is made in the form of tablets and syrup, with an active substance content of 10 and 5 mg, respectively. In addition, the medication is included in the composition of nasal sprays, creams and ointments against allergies.

By the mechanism of action, the drug blocks histamine (H1) receptors, thus preventing the release of bradykinin, leukotriene, histamine and serotonin from mast cells, which allows to reduce exudative manifestations (puffiness), to stop spasms of smooth muscles, to reduce permeability of blood capillaries.

After using the drug "Loratadin" (tablets), the instructions for use indicate a rapid effect, which develops after half an hour. The maximum exposure is noted within eight hours after the use of the remedy, with the duration of the action being 24 hours. The medication is not addictive, does not depress the nervous system and does not penetrate the blood-brain barrier. The withdrawal of the active ingredients is through the kidneys.

Indication for the use of the drug "Loratadine"

Instructions for use indicate the possibility of treating allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, pollen (seasonal fever - allergies to pollen of trees and grasses). The drug effectively removes the symptoms of hives, angioedema, itching dermatoses. With the help of the drug, pseudo-allergies, reactions to insect bites are produced. Tablets are used in the complex treatment of ailments that are accompanied by allergic manifestations.

Contraindications to use and side effects of the drug "Loratadine"

Instructions for use indicate the possibility of negative manifestations when using a medicament. Patients may experience drowsiness, fatigue, and headache. In rare cases, with an overdose, there are vomiting, nausea, irregularities in the functioning of the liver. With individual intolerance of components, the drug "Loratadine" is abolished.

During pregnancy and during the period of feeding, the drug is also not recommended because its components penetrate the barrier of the placenta and have a negative effect on the fetus and also get into breast milk. Women in such cases are appropriate to take homeopathic antiallergenic drugs that do not give side effects.

When an overdose of the drug "Loratadin" instructions for use and doctors advised to perform gastric lavage, then take enterosorbents: Polysorb, Lactofiltrum, Activated Carbon, Enterosgel. Do not use medicine for people who take alcohol, because it is possible to increase the toxic effect of the liver.

Analogues of the medication are preparations "Clarinase", "Claritin", "Clarotadine".