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Loratadine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Claritin
What is Loratadine? Loratadine is an over the counter medication used for the relief of nasal and non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis and for the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria (itching).
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
55 patients in the community are taking or have taken Loratadine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 34 | 61% |
| General health | 10 | 18% |
| Seasonal allergies | 5 | 9% |
| Nasal congestion | 3 | 5% |
| hives | 1 | 1% |
| Psoriasis | 1 | 1% |
| Allergies | 1 | 1% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Loratadine.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Loratadine or how long patients were taking Loratadine before stopping.
Currently taking Loratadine
Stopped taking Loratadine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 75% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 25% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 25% | 1 |
| None | 75% | 3 |
Top reported side-effects include: Dry mouth (xerostomia)
Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)
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- stargeek
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 39 M
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by stargeek
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- Buy the bottles of 60+ pills. It is a lot more cost effective.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- Nyrsaeans
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 2
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 31 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Moderate
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by Nyrsaeans
Sep 30, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- God med in general, but it seems to lose its strength after taking it regularly as it stops working well after a while.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks