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Compare DESLORATADINE (Desloratadine) and LORATADINE (allergy relief) — clinical data, side effects, and patient experiences.
Desloratadine, Clarinex, CLARINEX-D 12 HOUR · Antihistamine
How it works
12.1 Mechanism of Action Desloratadine is a long-acting tricyclic histamine antagonist with selective H 1 -receptor histamine antagonist activity. Receptor binding data indicates t...
Approved for
allergy relief, Claritin, Clarityn · Antihistamine
How it works
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Estimated frequency (%) based on clinical trial data
Based on 17 Reddit discussions
DESLORATADINE
60%
positive
10 threads
LORATADINE
29%
positive
7 threads
% of discussions mentioning each side effect
10 Reddit threads analysed for DESLORATADINE
Overall Sentiment
Slightly positive
Comparison Threads
0
Avg Post Score
14 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
My son is 15M, 173cm (5,8/9 ft), Asian, 62 kg (+- 136 lb). I (father, 43) have eczema, which he himself also has. He doesn't do drugs and also doesn't drink alcohol. We live in the Netherlands, the medicine he takes is for hayfever and its called "Desloratadine Aurobindo 5mg". He takes 1 pill per da
Present: Scandinavian, female, aged 25, no children, in a relationship. Master-student in Public Health working part time as a critical care nurse. Eating healthy, go to the gym regularly, BMI 21,2. As English is not my mother language, excuse my grammar and such. My main issues are tiredness, fatig
Hi all! I (25f) have a mystery allergy that no doctor I've seen can figure out. I hope someone who has seen or heard of these symptoms can help me along in hopefully finding my way to a diagnosis. I'll write down my stats first, then explain the story of my first reaction, sum up the facts and finis
Hello everybody! I am a 23 year old man. I am 195 cm (6ft 4in) tall and weigh 82 kg (181 lbs). I am quite fit as I work out semi-regularly. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't take any kind of drugs. In April, May, August and September I take Flonase and desloratadine for my pollen allergies. All
28F/5'11/300 lb/White Taking Nebivolol 5mg, Desloratadine 5mg, slynd 28 day tablets, otc iron and b12 Have been previously diagnosed with tachycardia, high blood pressure, PCOS, Anxiety and depression No drinking/smoking/drugs This is sort of a weird timeline of events, and I'm not sure if it's al
Hey. So my gf has a skin problem and this winter is the worst ever. She had some rashes in the past years but it wasn't that severe (pics included bellow). This year is the first time the rash appeared on her face. She visited the doctors already but they are not really "ambitious" about doing any f
Sorry in advance, this is really long but I wanted to go into as much detail as I could so you can see the full picture of what I've been going through. TIA for anyone who gets through it all/leaves a comment! \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
Age 80s Sex Female Height 150 Weight 74 kg Race Turkish (Middle East) Duration of complaint She takes them for a long time period Any existing relevant medical issues Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma So basically, I found out some medicines my grandmother use seems like not ok. In the usage pape
Community discussions are sourced from public Reddit threads. Content reflects individual opinions and is not medical advice.
7 Reddit threads analysed for LORATADINE
Overall Sentiment
Mixed
Comparison Threads
0
Avg Post Score
37 upvotes
Most discussed side effects in community
Hello! I’m a 4th year pharmacy student from Finland and recently I’ve become curious about what pharmacy is like in other countries as a study subject and what is it like to work. I’d like to share some details what pharmacy is in Finland and maybe hear some of your stories from your home countries
My hospitals latest initiative is to increase patient satisfaction scores which is fine and dandy but as pharmacists, I don’t think patient satisfaction is our role. We are now spending close to half of our day doing admission interviews on all of our new inpatients to inform them of all the new med
So 25 year old Orla Baxendale died after eating a cookie that had peanuts despite treatment with an EpiPen. Beta adrenergic activity includes suppressing histamine release but of course doesn't act directly against histamine. My thinking is that the market should include a combination product tha
Does someone here have a copy of the Phase 3 clinical trials that were used to get loratadine approved in the USA? Willing to share? I've been looking around and I can't seem to find the studies. As far as I can tell, the efficacy is in the mid 40 percents for loratadine, mid 30 percents for placeb
I don't remember where I first learned it, but for the past several years I had it in my mind that diphenhydramine is more effective and quicker than cetirizine, loratadine, and the other second (or third) generation antihistamines at relieving itch and rash symptoms. Every pharmacist I've spoken to
(4 mg) What do we think about this? Be it preventative, relief or both. Here in Australia we have the brand "Periactin" and it is Sched 3 (behind the counter but without script) and comes in a 100 qty box, usually sitting with the other old fashioned / sedative systemic antihistamines, like Prometha
Community discussions are sourced from public Reddit threads. Content reflects individual opinions and is not medical advice.
Both DESLORATADINE and LORATADINE belong to the Antihistamine class. While they share a similar mechanism of action, differences in pharmacokinetics, dosing, and side effect profiles may make one more suitable than the other for individual patients.
DESLORATADINE carries 1 FDA warning. LORATADINE carries 1 FDA warning. Patients should discuss all warnings and contraindications with their healthcare provider before starting or switching medications..
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