Do Loratadine And Claratin Have The Same Composition?

Posted on Thu, 18 Dec 2014

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Question : I was using cvs brand of loratadine and now i got target brand. They are both 10mg and say compare to Claratin. Will there any significant differences in the different brands?

Answered by Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Loratadine -different brands

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Loratadine is a second-generation H1 histamine antagonist drug used to treat allergies.Adult Dose-10 mg orally once a day.
Claritin is also another brand of Loratadine.
Technically there should not be any significant differences as the parent compound remains same.

Regards

Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX

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