The drug is used in the symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis, chronic urticaria, and chronic atopic dermatitis.
Loram (Hexal AG / Lek Polska)
| form, dose, packaging | availability category | the active substance |
| tabl. 0,01 g (10 tabl.) | OTC (over-the-counter) | loratadyna (loratadine) |
ACTION
H1 receptor antagonist
INDICATIONS AND DOSAGE
Symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis, chronic urticaria, chronic atopic dermatitis. Orally; adults and children after the age of 12 10 mg once / d. Children 1-6 years old age> 12 kg 30 mg 10x / day; <1 kg 30 mg once daily. In people with impaired liver and kidney function, initially 5 mg once a day or 1 mg every second day; the dose can be gradually increased to 5 mg once a day.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation, pregnancy, breastfeeding. Do not use in children up to 6 years of age.
WARNINGS
Do not use the preparation for more than 10 days without the recommendation of a doctor. The use of the preparation should be discontinued for 4 days before skin tests. One tablet of the preparation contains less than 0,01 carbohydrate exchanger. The preparation contains lactose, people with intolerance to certain sugars should be careful. People who drive motor vehicles should check how they react to loratadine, as in rare cases the drug may cause reactions that may impair your ability to concentrate.
INTERACTIONS
Concomitant use with ketoconazole, erythromycin, cimetidine increases the concentration of loratadine in the blood plasma, but no associated clinically significant effects have been reported. Use with caution with drugs that inhibit metabolic processes in the liver. You should not drink alcohol during treatment.
SIDE EFFECTS
The following may occur: headache, gastrointestinal disorders (nausea, vomiting, gastritis), fatigue, drowsiness, increased appetite, allergic reactions; the incidence of the above undesirable effects was not greater than that of placebo. There have been isolated reports of dry mouth, cases of alopecia, hepatic dysfunction and anaphylactic reactions.