Clarinex

Clarinex

Generic name: Desloratadine

What is generic Clarinex?

Clarinex is a highly effective medication anti allergic medication for adults and children. Clarinex relieves seasonal allergy symptoms such as sneezing, running nose, irritation and redness of the eye mucous lining. Besides, Clarinex is highly effective in relief of indoor allergy symptoms such as allergy to animals, fungi, dust mites, house dust and cockroaches. Clarinex also provides additional anti inflammatory action.  However, generic Clarinex is useless in nasal congestion

How does Clarinex work?

Active substance of generic Clarinex is desloratadine. Clinical trials showed that desloratadine is much more effective as loratadine. Antiallergic properties of Clarinex arise from the blockage the effects of H1 histamine receptors. By blocking these receptors, desloratadine prevents the effects associated with histamine. These effects include widening of the peripheral vessels, spasms of the smooth muscles, lowering of blood pressure, increased permeability of the blood vessels. Due to eliminating these histamine effects, Clarinex exerts expressed anti allergic action.

How Clarinex is taken?

Generic Clarinex is available in the form of tablets for oral administration. Clarinex dosage is usually based on several factors such as patient’s age, indications, health condition, and severity of the symptoms. Concomitant treatment may also affect Clarinex dosage regimen.  Usually the recommended daily dosage is 5 mg. In patients with liver or kidney diseases doctors usually prescribe Clarinex 5mg every other day.

Clarinex precaution and warning!

Before taking any medicine we recommend you to receive your local doctor’s consultation. DO NOT  take generic Clarinex if you have known allergy to desloratadine, loratadine or other histamine blockers.

Clarinex should not be used in severe liver and kidney diseases including phenylketonuria. Let your health care provider know if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding.

Try to avoid operating heavy machinery if you have taken Clarinex tablets. Consult your doctor if you noticed any significant changes in your body while the treatment with these medicines.

Clarinex side effects

Clarinex side effects are not common and occur only in rare cases in patients with individual intolerance.

In most cases Clarinex is well tolerated and does not cause significant side effects.  The most common Clarinex side effects may include:  nausea, fatigue, sore throat, infection of the urinary system, pain in the muscles, excessive tiredness. Such manifestations as headache, otitis and menstrual pain occur in less than 2 percentage of patients. 

You should seek immediate medical attention if you noticed some severe Clarinex side effects.

Clarinex interactions

Some medicines can interact with desloratadine (Clarinex). Possible interactions include: ketoconazole or Nizolral. Ketoconazole may lower Clarinex metabolism leading to increased drug’s blood levels. This may potentially increase the risk of Clarinex side effects.

Macrolide antibiotic may also interact with Clarinex metabolism causing high drug’s blood levels.

If you receive concomitant treatment, be sure to let your doctor know what medicines including herbal preparations and supplements you are currently using.