Claritin-D|Loratadine +Pseudoephedrine | nasal congestion | Allegies| Stuffy nose relief| sinus ache

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Is usually taken in patients who have allergies or patients who have nas nasal congestion such as runny nose watery eyes a sneezing or itching of your nose throat or your eyes so this medication does come in a 12 hour or a 24 hour tablet and usually the 12 hour tablet you take one tablet twice a day and for the 24 hour tablet you want to take that one tablet

A day it’s usually recommended that you take this medication earlier during the day that way it doesn’t keep you up at night time due to the pseudoephedrine that’s in the medication that can kind of act as a stimulant so this medication does come in a tablet so it does come in a tablet form and it’s usually sold behind the counter in the pharmacy so what are

Some side effects to look out for while taking this medication so some side effects include fatigue this medication can cause insomnia that’s why i said i recommend you taking it earlier on during the day that way it doesn’t affect your sleep when you’re trying to sleep at night time you know in addition to you already having it like a cold symptoms you want to be

Able to get you know plenty of rest while you’re taking this medication so you want to take it earlier on during the day all right so this medication can also cause dry mouth so you want to make sure that you’re staying well hydrated um those are one of the big side effects of this class of medication also the medication can cause headache as well as dizziness

It can cause nausea as well as nervousness due to that stimulant from the pseudoephedrine and this medication can also cause inflammation of the pharynx which is also known as pharyngitis so what are some things to also know or serious side effects to also make sure that you’re aware of while you’re taking this medication if definitely if you are taking any high

Blood pressure medication this is not the medication for you um the recommended medication for patients who have a high blood pressure condition is the corositin hbp that’s sold over the counter so this medication due to the pseudoephedrine and it can increase your blood pressure so this medication is not recommended and should not be taken in patients who have

Severe hypertension or patients who have a coronary artery disease also with this medication you want to make sure that you’re avoiding grapefruit juice as this can affect how well this medication works in your also what are other things to look out for while you’re on this medication so this medication can cause insomnia and it can also cause um it can also

Cause you know nervousness so making sure that you’re taking it earlier on during the day as i mentioned earlier in order to avoid this closer to bedtime also for patients we’re taking the 12-hour tablet you want to make sure that you’re taking that on an empty stomach one hour or two before you eat or two hours after you’ve had something to eat also in patients

Who are taking the 24 hour tablet you want to make sure that you’re taking this with about eight ounces of water um regardless of if you’re taking the 12 and 24 hour you want to make sure that you’re taking it with plenty of water to avoid that dryness or a dry mouth effect that comes with this medication uh with this medication you do not want to chew break or

Crush the tablet in order to avoid this medication being absorbed too fast then it’s actually recommended in your body so you want to swallow the tablet as a whole and in order for the medication to be able to work effectively so for patients are taking the chewable tablet of this um there is a chewable tablet available but it actually contains phenylalanine so

If you do have any issues with phenylketonu ketonuria then you definitely want to reach out to your doctor before taking this medication so if you are been taking this medication and it’s been more than seven days and you’re still noticing the symptoms then you definitely want to make it to your local health care provider that way they can make sure that there’s

No other condition that’s causing that nasal congestion symptoms that you are having at that moment all right i hope i was able to help in terms of what to look out for while taking this medication um like i said earlier you want to make sure that if you are going to be operating any machinery while taking this medication make sure that you’ve taken the medication

For a couple of days and kind of understand how the medication works in your body or how well your body tolerate this medication before operating any machinery or doing any activity that would require for you to be mentally alert thanks for watching again and please stay tuned