LORATADINE

Posology Adults:

One tablet once daily. Paediatric population Children 6 years of age and older with a body weight greater than 30 kg: One tablet once daily For appropriate dosing in children younger than 6 years or with body weight of 30 kg or less, other more suitable formulations may be available.

Children under 2 years of age The safety and efficacy of Loratadine Tablets have not been established. No data are available. Patients with hepatic impairment Patients with severe liver impairment should be administered a lower initial dose because they may have reduced clearance of loratadine.

An initial dose of 10 mg every other day is recommended for adults and children weighing more than 30 kg. Patients with renal impairment No dosage adjustments are required in patients with renal insufficiency. Elderly No dosage adjustments are required in the elderly.

Method of administration For oral use. The tablet may be taken without regard to mealtime.

Summary of the safety profile In clinical trials involving adults and adolescents in a range of indications including allergic rhinitis (AR) and chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU), at the recommended dose of 10 mg daily, adverse reactions with loratadine were reported in 2% of patients in excess of those with placebo.

1%). Other adverse reactions reported very rarely during the post-marketing period are listed in the following table by System Organ Class. Tabulated list of adverse reactions Frequencies are defined as very common (≥ 1/10), common (≥ 1/100 to <1/10), uncommon (≥ 1/1,000 to < 1/100), rare (≥ 1/10,000 to <1/1,000), very rare (< 1/10,000) and not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).

Within each frequency grouping, adverse reactions are presented in order of decreasing seriousness. 3%), and fatigue (1%). Reporting of suspected adverse reactions Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.

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2). Loratadine contains lactose. Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the total lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine. The administration of loratadine should be discontinued at least 48 hours before skin tests since antihistamines may prevent or reduce otherwise positive reactions to dermal reactivity index.

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