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Loratadine

Popular Brands: : Claritin, Loratadine, Claritin Reditabs, Alavert, Alavert Allergy
Official FDA Reports130,167
Social Media Events7,124
Total Posts4,387
Avg. Review Score2.56/ 5
Active Ingredients
  • Loratadine
Approved Uses *

* Extracted from Drug Label

Manufacturers
  • Access Business Group Llc
  • Aidarex Pharmaceuticals Llc
  • Aldi, Inc
  • Amerisource Bergen
  • Bayer Healthcare Llc
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* Extracted from FDA Adverse Event Report

Explanation

The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.


The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.

The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.

The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.


Loratadine Side Effects

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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.


User Voices

The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Loratadine

Somnolence

... to drink plenty (as in more than usual) of water to keep yourself hydrated, particularly if you exercise regularly. There have been a couple of occasions I've experienced drowsiness , but in general Cl...


Source: Claritin-D-24-Hour-Allergy-and-Congest...

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Dry Mouth

... for me and go back to the Claritin-D that used to be a preferred drug by my insurance plan. Low and behold, it is working great. I am experiencing very little side effects (dry mouth is about it) and ...


Source: Claritin-D-24-Hour-Allergy-and-Congest...

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Lethargy

... terrible allergies. I found that it worked pretty well, but it made me so groggy that I could barely function. So, trading scratchy eyes and congestion for being too out of it to work is ...


Source: Claritin-Reditabs-24-Hour-Allergy-10mg...

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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Akathisia

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Posted By Patricia on July 5, 2017 @ 10:22 am

severe agitation, irritability when forced to discontinue before allergy testing

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Decreased appetite, Disturbance in attention

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Posted By Michelle on June 22, 2016 @ 3:31 pm

I took one tablet since I was experiencing severe hay fever. Whilst the tablet was effective (at 10 mg), the side effects are quite severe.

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Mental blocking, Sleep disorder, Abnormal dreams, Mood altered, Drowsiness, Restless sleep

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Posted By Laura on April 3, 2016 @ 8:37 am

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling cold, Fatigue, Thyroiditis, Staring, Death, Depression, Loss of libido, Somnolence

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 13, 2015 @ 12:00 am

... 3 off of Claritin and I swear I may be hornier and happier than I have ever been!. So, can Claritin ruin a marriage? Hell yes it could, unless your loved one likes cold depressed, sexually dead people...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Back pain, Fatigue, Pain, Paranoia, Nightmare, Blood catecholamines decreased, Apathy, Depression, Hypertension, Insomnia, Irritability, Psychomotor hyperactivity, Irregular sleep phase

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 11, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Hyperactive, racing mind and attention deficit, in that it was hard to focus on any task for long (ADHD?); increasingly aching joints to the point of real pain, then ultimately an extrem...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Constipation, Insomnia

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 11, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Insomnia, anxiety, constipation. Medicine worked like a charm for my allergies and congestion . Made the mistake of purchasing the 24hr ones. I recommend the 12hr. I felt less...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Chills, Dry mouth, Heart rate increased

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 10, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Extreme dry mouth , chills and rapid heart rate. My Doctor recommend I take Claritin to help with the itch caused by my eczema. While it has stopped the itch - I'm covered in...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hypersomnia, Dizziness, Hypoaesthesia, Sinusitis, Sleep disorder, Arrhythmia, Lymphadenopathy, Weight increased

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am

... within hours of taking my first dose, I start experincing racing heartbeat all throughout that night. Then right before I try to go to sleep my entire left arm completely falls asleep. So I literally ...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nasal dryness

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 28, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Dry nose I find Claritin to be not as strong as Zyrtec. It relieves my hay fever pretty well and doesn't make me noticeably drowsy unlike Zyrtec can. It does cause me to have ...

Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pelvic pain, Burning sensation, Paranoia, Urinary incontinence, Depression, Insomnia, Irritability, Vaginal infection

Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am

Side Effects: Pelvic pain and urinary incontinence. Also extreme burning and itching-especially vaginally. Also insomnia, irritability, depression, and paranoia. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRUMSTA...


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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.