Loratadine

Chemical formula: C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₂ Molecular mass: 382.883 g/mol PubChem compound: 3957

Active ingredient description

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.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
R06AX13	Loratadine	R Respiratory system → R06 Antihistamines for systemic use → R06A Antihistamines for systemic use → R06AX Other antihistamines for systemic use
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title	Information Source	Document Type
LORATADINE Tablet	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicines

Loratadine is an active ingredient of these brands:

Albania (AL)

FLONIDAN

Australia (AU)

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

ALERGALIV
CLARILERG
CLARITIN
CLORATADD
HISTADIN
LORADINE
LORASLIV
LORATAMED
LOREMIX
LORITIL
(combination) ALERGALIV D
(combination) CLARITIN D
(combination) CLORATADD D
(combination) HISTADIN D
(combination) LORADINE D
(combination) LORATAMED D

Canada (CA)

ALLERTIN

Croatia (HR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

ALERFLASH
ALERGIN
ALERGIT
ALERVIC
ALORATT
ANTIL
ATADYN
CLARITYNE
HYSTICLAR
LAROTIN
LORADIN
LORATBETT
TRICEL
VILAMAX
(combination) ALERCORT
(combination) BRONCOVITAL
(combination) BROSOL
(combination) CLARICORT
(combination) CLARITYNE D-NF
(combination) CLARIXOL
(combination) CORTIALERG DUO
(combination) DEFLOXIL
(combination) EXPECTUSS ALER
(combination) FINALIN GRIPE
(combination) FLURITOX L
(combination) HISTALORAN
(combination) LAROTIN-D
(combination) LIVERET
(combination) LOBRAXOL
(combination) LORAMBROX
(combination) LORATIN B
(combination) MUCOXIN JUNIOR
(combination) MUCOXIN RELAX
(combination) NEOGRIPAL F
(combination) RAPIGRIP
(combination) RESPIREX
(combination) SENSIBIT D
(combination) SENSIBIT D NF
(combination) SENSIBIT D PEDIATRICO
(combination) TRICEL BETA
(combination) TRICEL-D
(combination) VILAMAX D as DESLORATADINE HEMISULFATE
(combination) VILAMAX PLUS

Estonia (EE)

France (FR)

CLARITYNE

Germany (DE)

LORANO

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

Israel (IL)

Italy (IT)

Japan (JP)

CLARITIN

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

CLARITYN
CLARITYNE
HORESTYL
(combination) CLARINASE
(combination) CLARITYNE-D

Mexico (MX)

CLARITYNE
(combination) CELESTAMINE NS
(combination) CORICIDIN EXPEC
(combination) DIMEGAN D
(combination) LADEXGEL
(combination) MONTACLAR

Netherlands (NL)

ALLERFRE

New Zealand (NZ)

CETEDYNE
CLARATYNE
HAYLOR
LORA
LORACLEAR
LORAFIX
LORAPAED
LORAZENE
(combination) MAXICLEAR COLD & NASAL
(combination) MAXICLEAR HAYFEVER & SINUS RELIEF

Nigeria (NG)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

CIVERAN
CLARITYNE
(combination) CLARITYNE PLUS
(combination) NARINE

Tunisia (TN)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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