Drug details

Claritin (loratadine)

type of Antihistamines, 2nd Generation, Antihistamine/Decongestant Combos

Claritin (loratadine) is an antihistamine used to treat allergy symptoms. Claritin blocks the action of histamine, a substance in the body that initiates allergic symptoms like itching, sneezing, runny nose, and allergic skin rashes. Claritin is available as a generic drug.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• severe headache, and
• fast or uneven heart rate,
• feeling lightheaded

The following drugs are related to Claritin, either as a replacement or used together:

• Lastacaft (alcaftadine ophthalmic solution)
• Allegra (fexofenadine hcl)
• Allegra-D (fexofenadine hcl and pseudoephedrine hcl)
• Allegra-D 24 Hour (fexofenadine hcl 180 and pseudoephendrine hcl 240)
• Allernaze (triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray)
• Astelin (azelastine hydrochloride)
• Hismanal (astemizole (withdrawn from us market))
• Atarax (hydroxyzine hydrochloride)
• Ticlast (azelastine hydrochloride and fluticasone propionate)
• Azelastine Nasal Spray (azelastine nasal solution)
• Qnasl (beclomethasone dipropionate nasal aerosol)
• Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
• Benzedrex (propylhexedrine inhalant)
• Bepreve (bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution 1.5%)
• Rhinocort Aqua (budesonide)
• Karbinal ER (carbinoxamine maleate extended-release oral suspension)
• Zyrtec (cetirizine)
• Zyrtec-D (cetirizine, pseudoephedrine)
• Omnaris (ciclesonide nasal spray)
• Clarinex (desloratadine)
• Clarinex-D 12hr (desloratadine and pseudoephedrine sulfate)
• Clarinex-D 24hr (desloratadine and pseudoephedrine sulfate)
• Claritin D (loratadine and pseudoephedrine)
• Tuzistra XR (codeine polistirex, chlorpheniramine polistirex extended-release oral suspension)
• Restasis (cyclosporine)
• HiDex 6 day (dexamethasone tablets usp, 1.5 mg)
• Polmon (dexchlorpheniramine maleate oral solution)
• RyClora (dexchlorpheniramine maleate oral solution)
• Elestat (epinastine hcl ophthalmic solution)
• Epinastine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution (epinastine hydrochloride)
• Ilotycin (erythromycin)
• Flonase (fluticasone propionate nasal spray)
• Grastek (timothy grass pollen allergen extract tablets)
• Tussionex (hydrocodone and chlorpheniramine)
• Vistaril (hydroxyzine)
• Xyzal (levocetirizine dihydrochloride)
• Vigamox (moxifloxacin)
• Naphcon A (naphazoline hydrochloride and pheniramine maleate solution and drops)
• Patanase Nasal Spray (olopatadine hydrochloride nasal spray)
• Oralair (sweet vernal, orchard, perennial rye, timothy, and kentucky blue grass mixed pollens allergen extract sublingual tablets)
• Phenergan (promethazine)
• Sudafed (pseudoephedrine)
• Ragwitek (short ragweed pollen allergen extract tablets)

The following supplements are related to Claritin, and may be used together with the drug:

• Whey Protein (s.)
• Phleum Pratense (s.)
• Thymus Extract (s.)
• Tinospora Cordifolia (s.)