Product Name

• Clarinase, Relieves Cold & Allergy – 14 Repetabs

Scientific Name

• Loratadine 5 Mg + Pseudoephedrine 120 Mg Tablets

Category Of Clarinase Repetabs

• Allergy & Cold Drugs

Mechanism Of Action Of Loratadine & Pseudoephedrine

• H1 histamine receptor antagonist; competes for H1-receptor sites in target cells in the respiratory tract, blood vessels, and gastrointestinal tract.
• Loratadine is a non-sedative second generation
• Pseudoephedrine is a sympathomimetic with a mixed mechanism of action, direct and indirect.
• Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant used for reducing nasal congestion caused by allergies or the common cold.
• Pseudoephedrine causes blood vessels in the nasal passages to shrink (vasoconstrictor).
• Vasoconstriction reduces nasal congestion by preventing fluid from draining from blood vessels into nasal passages.

Therapeutic Indications Of Clarinase Repetabs

• This drug relieves symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis, such as:

1. nasal and sinus congestion
2. sneezing
3. runny nose
4. watery, itchy eyes

Method Of Administration Of Clarinase Repetabs

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
• Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• It does not matter if you take loratadine/pseudoephedrine before or after food.
• The average doses:

1. The recommended dose of loratadine/pseudoephedrine in adults and children over 12 years is one tablet every 12 hours.
2. Do not use in children under 12 years of age.

• Doses may be changed in special conditions so always follow your doctor’s or pharmacist’s instructions.
• If you take more than you should, talk to a doctor or go to the hospital straight away.
• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember it unless it is nearly time for your next dose.
• Do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for the forgotten dose.