User:Mr. Ibrahem/Loratadine
Clinical data | |
---|---|
Trade names | Claritin, Claratyne, Clarityn, others |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a697038 |
License data |
|
Pregnancy category |
|
Routes of administration | By mouth |
Drug class | Second-generation antihistamine |
Legal status | |
Legal status |
|
Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | almost 100% |
Protein binding | 97–99% |
Metabolism | liver (CYP2D6- and 3A4-mediated) |
Elimination half-life | 8 hours, active metabolite desloratadine 27 hours |
Excretion | 40% as conjugated metabolites into urine Similar amount into the feces |
Identifiers | |
| |
Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C22H23ClN2O2 |
Molar mass | 382.89 g·mol−1 |
3D model (JSmol) | |
| |
| |
(what is this?) (verify) |
Loratadine, sold under the brand name Claritin among others, is a medication used to treat allergies.[4] This includes allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and hives.[4] It is also available in combination with pseudoephedrine, a decongestant, known as loratadine/pseudoephedrine.[4] It is taken by mouth.[4]
Common side effects include sleepiness, dry mouth, and headache.[4] Serious side effects are rare and include allergic reactions, seizures, and liver problems.[6] Use during pregnancy appears to be safe but has not been well studied.[7] It is not recommended in children less than two years old.[6] It is in the second-generation antihistamine family of medication.[4]
Loratadine was patented in 1980 and came to market in 1988.[8] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[9] Loratadine is available as a generic medication.[4] The wholesale cost in the developing world is about US$0.01 to 0.06 per dose as of 2015.[10] In the United States, it is available over the counter.[4] In 2017, it was the 59th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than twelve million prescriptions.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Loratadine Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Clarityn Allergy 10mg Tablets (P & GSL) - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)". (emc). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "LORATADINE oral - Essential drugs". medicalguidelines.msf.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Loratadine". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "WHOCC - ATC/DDD Index". www.whocc.no. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Clarityn Allergy 10mg Tablets (P) - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) - (eMC)". www.medicines.org.uk. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Loratadine Use During Pregnancy". www.drugs.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Fischer, Jnos; Ganellin, C. Robin (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 549. ISBN 9783527607495.
- ^ World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
- ^ "Loratadine". International Drug Price Indicator Guide. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "The Top 300 of 2020". ClinCalc. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Loratadine - Drug Usage Statistics". ClinCalc. Retrieved 11 April 2020.