Question 1

are there particular foods or medications i should avoid while i'm taking alavert?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Some relatively unusual medicines for heart rhythm problems (amiodarone), some medicines for diabetes (pramlintide or symlin) should not be used with alavert unless you have discussed it with your doctor. Also talk to your doctor before using other antihistamines (like claritin, (loratadine) benedryl, atarax, zyrtec or the like) or drinking alcohol. Foods are not really a problem.

Question 2

what conditions is alavert usually prescribed for?

Accepted Answer

Allergies: Alavert, also known as loratidine, is used to treat allergies or allergic reactions.  It is a newer antihistamine.

Question 3

what is in alavert? could i be allergic to part of it?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: The active ingredient is loratidine, a newer antihistamine.  Typically it is unusual to be allergic to an antihistamine, however there are more ingredients involved in manufacturing these products.  Typically there are binders, fillers, coloring etc.   All of these can rarely cause an allergic reaction.

Question 4

i took alavert 24 hr last night at 11 its 11 am now and i going on a car ride can i take a dramamine (dimenhydrinate)?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Dramamine (dimenhydrinate) is generally a safe medication by itself but when you combine it with other anti histamine like Alavert (Claritin) you should be mindful of symptom of drowsiness. While driving that may be an issue if you are behind the wheel.

Question 5

could phenylephrine and alavert be taken together?

Accepted Answer

Drug interactions: NO drug interactions were noted  (http://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=1853-0,1486-897)

Question 6

can primatene tablets and alavert be taken together?

Accepted Answer

Drug interactions.: No drug interactions were noted on Drugs.Com drug interaction checker – but that is not a guarantee that an interaction could not occur.

Question 7

can i take 20 mg of alavert per day. i weigh 213 lbs.

Accepted Answer

Yes: No problem is expected even if you need to take 2 a day.

Question 8

will anything terrible happen if i miss a dose of alavert?

Accepted Answer

No: You should not have much of a problem missing just one dose of alavert.  It is a long acting antihistamine, so likely the most you might notice is an increase in allergy symptoms.

Question 9

how long does an alavert allergy usually last?

Accepted Answer

24 hours: Alavert is approved as a once daily antihistamine.

Question 10

are claritin (loratadine) and alavert the same?

Accepted Answer

Yes : Yes . Claratin and Alavert are the same . Generic name is Loratidine .

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I took alavert 24 hr last night at 11 its 11 am now and i going on a car ride can i take a dramamine (dimenhydrinate)?

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Could phenylephrine and alavert be taken together?

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Can primatene tablets and alavert be taken together?

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Can i take 20 mg of alavert per day. i weigh 213 lbs.

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