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What is desloratadine?

Desloratadine is an antihistamine used for the relief of nasal and non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis and perennial allergic rhinitis; treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria (itching).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Seasonal Allergy 12 1 Efficacy_slight
Perennial Allergy 12 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Allergies 11 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Allergic Rhinitis 11 2 Efficacy_slight
Seasonal allergy symptoms 2 0
Sinus congestion 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 22 patients currently taking desloratadine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 7

Reported Dosages

  2.5mg as needed 5mg as needed 5 mg yearly 5 mg weekly 2.5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking desloratadine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 32%
Course of treatment ended 7   Course of treatment ended: 28%
Other 4   Other: 16%
Expense 3   Expense: 12%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 12%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 8%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 4%

See all 24 patients who’ve stopped taking desloratadine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking desloratadine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking desloratadine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of desloratadine

Always
 5 56%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 4 44%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of desloratadine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 7 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of desloratadine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 20%
< $25
 4 80%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.