- Allergic rhinitis
- Chronic urticaria
- Rhinorrhea
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- Adults and children >12 years: 10mg OD *3/7
- 6-12 years: 10ml OD *3/7
- 2-5 years: 5ml OD *3/7
Tablet: 10mg
Suspension: 5mg/5ml
None remarkable
Long-acting, non-sedating, tricyclic antihistamine with H1 receptor antagonist peripheral selective activity.
Has no significant antimuscarinic activity. Has mild bronchodilator effect.
- Somnolence
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Dry mouth
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- GI disturbances
- Dysmenorrhea
- Hypersensitivity reactions.
- Children <2 years.
- Those with fructose intolerance, glucose or galactose malabsorption.
- Azole antifungals e.g. ketoconazole, itraconazole, miconazole
- Macrolides e.g. erythromycin
- Quinine
- Cimetidine
Algyfree (NIC), Claritine (Bayer), Lorvic (Dawa), Histaclor (Flamingo), Lotin (Sanofi), Lorata (Lab & Allied), Loratin (Sedico), Loratin Fast (Square), Lorfast (Cadila), Lormeg (Alembic), Lorytec (Aegis), Lorhistina (Cosmos)
Drug Status
| Availability | OTC by Pharmacist |
| Pregnancy | Category B1; Contraindicated |
| Breastfeeding | Contraindicated |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cetin | 10mg | Tablet | 10’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Cetin | 1mg/mL | Suspension | 60mL | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Claritine | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Bayer Schering | Bayer Schering |
| Clarityne | 1mg/mL | Suspension | 100mL | Bayer Schering | Bayer Schering |
| Loraglob | 10mg | Tablet | 100’s | Globela Pharma | Nila Pharma |
| Lorata | 5mg/5mL | Suspension | 60mL, 100mL | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Loraten | 10mg | Tablet | 100’s | Brawn Labs | Sai Pharma |
| Loratin Fast | 10mg | Tablet | 100’s | Square Pharma | Ace Pharma |
| Loratol | 1mg/mL | Suspension | 100mL | Dafra Pharm | Energia Pharm |
| Lorfast | 10mg | Tablet | 10’s | Cadila Pharma | Cadila Pharma |
| Lorhistina | 5mg/5mL | Suspension | 60mL | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Lorhistina | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Lorvic | 5mg/5mL | Suspension | 60mL | Dawa Ltd | Dawa Ltd |
| Lorvic | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Dawa Ltd | Dawa Ltd |
| Lorytec | 10mg | Tablet | 10’s | Delorbis Pharma | Europa Healthcare |
| Pretin | 10mg | Tablet | 100’s | Beximco Pharma | Madawa Pharma |
| Tidilor | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Pharma International | Goodman Agencies |
| Tidilor | 5mg/5mL | Suspension | 30’s | Pharma International | Goodman Agencies |