Relief of symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis or urticaria.
Composition:
1 ml of solution oral contains 0.5 mg desloratadine. The preparation contains sorbitol (E 420) in an amount of 103 mg / ml.
Action:
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity to des loratadine, loratadine or any of the excipients.
Precautions:
Pregnancy and lactation:
It is not recommended during pregnancy (no safety is established). In animal studies, desloratadine was not teratogenic. Desloratadine is excreted in breast milk - breast-feeding is not recommended.
Side effects:
In adults and adolescents, the most common side effects were: tiredness, dry mouth, headaches; in infants and children from 6 to 23 months: diarrhea, fever, insomnia. Very rare: hallucinations, dizziness, drowsiness, insomnia, psychomotor agitation, convulsions, tachycardia, palpitations, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, diarrhea, increased liver enzymes, increased bilirubin, hepatitis, muscle pain, hypersensitivity reactions (ie: anaphylaxis, angioneurotic edema, dyspnoea, pruritus, rash and urticaria).
Dosage:
Orally. Children 1 year - 5 years: 2.5 ml (1.25 mg) once a day. Children 6 - 11 years: 5 ml (2.5 mg) once a day. Adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older): 10 ml (5 mg) once a day. There is insufficient clinical data on the efficacy of desloratadine in adolescents aged 12-17. The drug can be taken regardless of meals. The prescribing physician should be aware that the majority of cases of rhinitis in children under the age of 2 are caused by infection and there is no data regarding the treatment of infectious rhinitis with the preparation. Periodic allergic rhinitis (symptoms occur less than 4 days per week or less than 4 weeks) should be treated taking into account the patient's medical history. Treatment should be discontinued after symptoms have resolved and resumed at the time they recur. In chronic allergic rhinitis (symptoms occur for 4 days or more per week and longer than 4 weeks), the patient may be advised to continue treatment during the period of exposure to the allergen.