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Can I take claritin and sudafed at the same time

A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Chiu
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
Yes: As long as you only take the recommended doses. If you do need all these medications to control your allergies, you should consider consulting an all... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Chiu
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
Yes: In fact Loratadine does nothing to decongest the nose.
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A member asked:
Dr. Jack Mutnick
Allergy and Immunology 19 years experience
Absolutely: Claritin is an antihistamine, sudafed is a decongestant. It is safe to use, short term, for nasal congestion. If you need long-term, you really should... Read More
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Dr. Andrew Murphy
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Yes: Claritin (loratadine) is available as an otc medicine with pseudophed in it -- claritin-d.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Murphy
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Yes: This combination is available over the counter as Claritin (loratadine) - d.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Javier Chinen
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 32 years experience
Use them wisely: Sudafed is a brand name of pseudoephedrine, a decongestant used to decrease nasal congestion and secretions. Claritin is a brand name for loratadine, ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Murphy
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Possible: This is what Claritin (loratadine) -d is -- Claritin (loratadine) and pseudophed together.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Lanier
Pharmacology 12 years experience
Yes: Yes. Claritin (loratadine) is Loratadine and pseudoephedrine.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Martin
ENT - Head & Neck Surgery 30 years experience
Medication: They can be taken together. In fact, claritin-d is Claritin (loratadine) with sudafed in one pill.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Linda Green
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 47 years experience
Different ingredient: Sudafed pe has different ingredients than plain Claritin (loratadine) so it would be ok.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Sinha
Allergy and Immunology 55 years experience
Too many: Either kake Claritin (loratadine) or allegra( both non sedating anti histamies) and can add sudafed if needed ( decongestant
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