Generic Clarinex

Clarinex

Generic name: Desloratadine

Desloratadine tablets

What category desloratadine drugs belong to?

DESLORATADINE (Clarinex®) belongs to the category of antihistamine. It is prescribed for relieving the hay fever symptoms, such as sneezing, snivelling, pruritic, epiphora). The drugs may assist to treat urticaria as well as relating skin irrtation.

What should I inform my health care provider before I start taking this medicine?

You should first of all inform the doctor if you have any of the below provided conditions are observed by you:

• kidney illness
• liver disease or inflammation of the liver
• an extraordinary reaction to desloratadine, other categories of medicines, meals, paints, or preservatives
• pregnant or planning to become pregnant
• breast-feeding mothers

What are the use instructions for the medicine?

This medicine should be taken by mouth with a full glass of water. The instructions on the prescription label should be followed carefully. This medicine is effective when taken simultaneously with the meal or without it. It should be taken at defined intervals. Do not take the medicine at more doses than prescribed. Take all the quantity of your prescribed medicine even if you go to improvement. The prescribed doses should not be skipped.

What if I find I have missed a dose?

Should you miss a dose of this medicine please take it asap. If you find you have missed the previous dosage when it is almost time for your next dose, you should better skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Taking double or extra doses at once is not recommended. If more than one dose is missed, please contact your attending medical doctor or health care provider.

What medicine can interact with desloratadine?

• erythromycin
• ketoconazole

This medicine can also interact with the below provided components:

• Spirits
• barbiturate medicines for inducing sleep or treating seizures (convulsions)
• medicines for anxiety or sleeping problems, such as alprazolam, diazepam or temazepam
• medicines for hay fever and other allergies
• medicines prescribed for mental depression
• medicines for mental problems as well as psychotic disturbances
• medicines for pain relief

Inform your health care provider about all other medicines you are taking, including non-prescription medicines, nutritional supplements, and any other herbal products. Also necessarily inform your health care provider if you use alcohol drinks, and if your are smoking or using illegal drugs. These factors may have affect on the way the medicine works. Please consult your doctor before starting to take the m medicine, also stop them only under doctors' control.

What side effects can be noticed from desloratadine?

Side effects which you should inform your health care provider of as soon as possible:

• fever
• convulsion
• yellowing of skin/eyes

There are side effects that generally do not need to be under medical control thus informing your health care provider if the symptoms continue:

• giddiness
• drowse or slumber
• xerostomia
• muscle pain
• sore or dry throat

What should I be attentive to when I take desloratadine?

Please regularly inform your health care provider on your conditions and treatment progress. Please necessarily visit your doctor in case you do not observe improvement in several days.

You may also get dizzy or giddy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any actions which require mental alertness until you certainly inform how this medicine may affect you. Standing or sitting up rapidly, especially if you are at an older age. This certainly lessens the risk of giddy or fainting spells. Please also note that taking alcoholic drinks is not recommended at the time you take medicine.

Your mouth can get arid. Chewing sugar free gum or sucking hard candy, as well as drinking a lot of water will be of great assistance.

What are the best maintenance instructions for this medicine?

Keep out of the reach of children.

The best conditions to keep the medicine at are to store them room temperature between (2.25 degrees C (36.77 degrees F). Please make sure to avoid extreme heat temperatures which exceed 30 degrees C (86 degrees F); and do not freeze. The container where the medicine is stored should be tightly closed. It should be also strictly protected from moisture. Any unused medicine the expiration date have passed should be thrown away.

What is meant by the shelf life of drugs?

The shelf life for the medicine is 2 years from the date of producing and would vary for different batches; this factor is dependant on the date of production.