Birmingham, AL
A 54-year-old female asked:
What is claritin/loratadine used for?
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Dr. Bac Nguyenanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Seasonal allergies: Claritin, available otc as generic loratadine, is a nonsedating antihistamine, often used for seasonal allergic rhinitis. It is good medicine with low incidence of side effects, thus made available otc quite sometimes ago. It's also sold in combo with decongestant, claritin-d, for those having much trouble with nasal congestion. If u have trouble and Loratadine not adequate, consult doc. Good luck.
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Dr. Michael Hambrickanswered
23 years experience
Allergy: Mainly for the treatment of allergy symptoms such as runny nose, scratchy throat, itchy nose and eyes, etc.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Claritin (loratadine) can it be used instead of benedryl?
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Dr. Lily Hwanganswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 20 years experience
Yes: Both are antihistamines. Claritin lasts 24 hours and Benadryl (diphenhydramine) lasts 3-4 hours. If Claritin works to control your symptoms you can use that daily instead of benadryl (diphenhydramine).
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