Tablets: an oval form with homogeneous structure of white or almost white color, on the party from dividing risky number "10" and the Cup and Flask trademark, the second party smooth is put (on 7, 10 or 15 pieces in blisters, in a cardboard pack 1, 2 or 3 blisters);
Syrup: transparent yellowish color or colourless liquid without visible particles (on 60 or 120 ml in dark glass bottles, in a cardboard pack 1 bottle complete with a spoon doser or the graduated syringe on 5 ml).

Active ingredient – лоратадин:

1 tablet – 10 mg;
1 ml of syrup – 1 mg.

Auxiliary components:

Tablets: starch corn, lactoses monohydrate, magnesium stearate;
Syrup: глицерол, propylene glycol, fragrance artificial (peach), citric acid monohydrate (or citric acid anhydrous), the sucrose (granulated) Natrium benzoicum, the water purified.

Indications to use

Elimination of the symptoms connected with a year-round and seasonal allergic rinokonjyunktivit (an itch of a mucous membrane of a nose, sneezing, a rhinorrhea, dacryagogue, feeling of an itch and burning in eyes);
Skin diseases of allergic genesis;
Chronic idiopathic small tortoiseshell.

Contraindications

Breastfeeding period;
Hypersensitivity to drug components.

Besides, Klaritin's use is contraindicated:

Tablets: lactose intolerance or malabsorption of glucose galactose, disturbance of portability of a galactose; age up to 3 years;
Syrup: deficit of invertase or isomaltase, intolerance of fructose, glyukozo-galaktozny malabsorption; age up to 2 years.

With care it is recommended to appoint drug sick during pregnancy and at heavy abnormal liver functions.

Route of administration and dosage

Klaritin accept orally 1 time a day at any convenient time, irrespective of meal.

The recommended dosing has age restrictions and depends on the patient's weight:

Patients are more senior than 12 years: on 10 mg (1 tablet or 10 ml of syrup);
Children from 2 to 12 years: weighing up to 30 kg – on 5 mg (1/2 tablets or 5 ml of syrup), weighing 30 kg and above – on 10 mg.

Use of drug in the form of syrup is recommended to children from 2 to 3 years.

For patients (adults and children) with a heavy abnormal liver function use of drug is appointed every other day in usual doses.

At a chronic renal failure and dose adjustment of drug is not required from patients of advanced age.

Side effects

Klaritin's use can cause side effects:

From a nervous system: nervousness (at children), drowsiness, a headache, sleeplessness; very seldom – fatigue, dizziness;
From cardiovascular system: very seldom – tachycardia, heartbeat;
From the alimentary system: increase in appetite (at adults); very seldom – gastrointestinal frustration (nausea, gastritis), dryness in a mouth, an abnormal liver function;
From integuments: very seldom – an alopecia;
Allergic reactions: very seldom – an anaphylaxis, rash.

Special instructions

Antihistamines can distort results of skin tests therefore Klaritin's reception is recommended to be stopped in 48 hours prior to conducting diagnostic testings of skin.

As effect of drug can cause a condition of drowsiness in some patients it is recommended to be careful during therapy at control of vehicles and mechanisms.

Medicinal interaction

At simultaneous use effect of drug does not strengthen influence of alcohol on a nervous system.

At Klaritin's combination to erythromycin, ketokonazoly or Cimetidinum there is a slight increase in a blood plasma of level of concentration of a loratadin, but it has no clinical effects, including also given to an electrocardiography.