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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).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Allergies 20 3
Other 12 1
General health 6 0
Nasal congestion 6 1
Seasonal allergies 3 0
Head cold 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
5 100%

Dosages

  10mg as needed 25mg as needed 4 10mg as needed 5mg/5mL as needed daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Loratadine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
4 67% Other: 67%
Course of treatment ended
3 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Loratadine

Currently Taking Loratadine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
4
4
6
10

Stopped Taking Loratadine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
1 20%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 40%
Not at all
3 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 40%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.