Chronic idiopathic urticaria

Active Ingredient: Loratadine

Indication for Loratadine

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

For the symptomatic treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

10 mg once daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, 10 milligrams loratadine, once daily.

Dosage considerations

It may be taken without regard to mealtime.

10 mg once daily

For:

Dosage regimens

In case that patient age in years is ≥ 6 and patient weight is ≥ 30 kg, oral, 10 milligrams loratadine, once daily.

Detailed description

Children 6 years of age and older with a body weight greater than 30 kg

10 mg once daily.

For appropriate dosing in children younger than 6 years or with body weight of 30 kg or less, there are other formulations more suitable.

Children under 2 years of age

Safety and efficacy of loratadine has not been established. No data are available.

Dosage considerations

It may be taken without regard to mealtime.

Active ingredient

Loratadine

Loratadine is a tricyclic antihistamine with selective, peripheral H1-receptor activity. Loratadine has no clinically significant sedative or anticholinergic properties in the majority of the population and when used at the recommended dosage.

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