Anti-allergic medicine that does not cause drowsiness. Helps to control the allergic reaction and its symptoms.
Contains 20 tablets.
It is a medicine formulated with desloratadine, an antihistamine active substance that helps to control the allergic reaction and its symptoms without causing drowsiness.
Therefore, its use relieves the symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis (inflammation of the nasal passages caused by an allergy, e.g. hay fever or dust mite allergy). Such symptoms include sneezing, runny or itchy nose.
It is also used to relieve symptoms associated with chronic idiopathic urticaria (skin disease of unknown cause), initially diagnosed by your doctor. These symptoms include itching and skin hives.
The relief of these symptoms lasts for a full day and helps you continue your daily activities with normal sleep periods.
Suitable for use in adults over 18 years of age.
The recommended dose is 1 tablet once a day.
The duration of treatment depends on the type, duration and course of symptoms.
Do not take Desloratadine Ratiopharm:
In children under 18 years of age.
If you are allergic to desloratadine, loratadine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding and have not previously consulted your doctor about its use.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking Desloratadine Ratiopharm:
If you have impaired kidney function or severe liver disease.
If you have a personal or family history of seizures.
Side effects
As with all medicines, Desloratadine Ratiopharm may cause side effects. In particular, the following side effects are very rare, but you should stop taking this medicine and seek emergency medical attention immediately if you notice them:
Severe allergic reactions: difficulty breathing, wheezing, itching, hives and swelling.
Other side effects that may occur include:
Frequent: fatigue ,dry mouth ,headache
Very rare: skin rash, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, dizziness, drowsiness, muscle pain, hallucinations...
Unknown frequency: unusual weakness, yellowing of the skin and/or eyes, increased sensitivity of the skin to the sun, changes in heartbeat, aggressiveness, weight gain, increased appetite.
The active substance in Desloratadine Ratiopharm is desloratadine. Each film-coated tablet contains 5 mg desloratadine. The other ingredients are:
Tablet core: poloxamer type 188, citric acid monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, maize starch, lactose monohydrate, talc.
Coating: polyvinyl alcohol (partially hydrolysed), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol/PEG 3350, talc and aluminium lacquer with indigo carmine blue (E132).
This medicine is in the form of round, biconvex, blue film-coated tablets. Each tablet can be taken with or without food.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or may need to take any other medicines. In addition, you should consult a doctor if your symptoms do not improve or get worse after 7 days of treatment.
Read the package leaflet included with this medicine carefully. If you have any questions, you can consult our team of expert pharmacists.
The prices of non-prescription medicines are set by law. In our online pharmacy you can buy this medicine at a discount of 10%, which is the maximum allowed by law.