Desloratadine: in syrup, cough, without a prescription?

Definition: what is desloratadine?

Desloratadine is a prescribed allergy medication. “It’s a antiallergic, a second generation antihistamine which, unlike older antihistamines, in the majority of cases did not little or no sedative effect“, specifies Dr. Brigitte Milpied, dermatologist at the CHU Saint-André de Bordeaux.

In what drugs?

Desloratadine is marketed asAerius®. It is also found in generic form.

Desloratadine is a antidote for histamine, an inflammatory substance released in large quantities by cells in the event of an allergic reaction. “Histamine, when released in the body, can cause urticaria on the skin, rhinitis on the ENT level, conjunctivitis on the eye or possibly anaphylaxis, shock, hypotension”.

What are the indications for desloratadine?

Desloratadine is indicated to relieve symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis.

Is desloratadine indicated in cough syrup?

Cough is not an indication for taking desloratadine, unless you have an allergic cough.

Is desloratadine indicated during hand-foot-mouth surgery?

Desloratadine is not indicated in case of hand-foot-mouth. “The foot hand mouth is a viral infection“, recalls the Dr. “Antihistamine can’t do anything about it“. Only exception: “if you have a foot-hand-mouth syndrome and you have hives as can be done after a viral infection, there you have an indication to take an antihistamine, to calm hives. But an antihistamine is not an antiviral.”

Is desloratadine indicated for allergy?

Desloratadine is usually prescribed for allergic rhinitiswhose symptoms it relieves, and hives.

What are the contraindications of desloratadine?

There is no major contraindication, except hypersensitivity known to the active substance, desloratadine.

What are the side effects of desloratadine?

Desloratadine may have the following side effects:

• One sedative effectbut who is not an adult
• he can stimulate the appetite. “I have patients who gain weight on antihistamines, especially if they take a high dose, it’s not automatic.“, indicates the dermatologist.
• One anticholinergic effecti.e. it can cause a constipation

Can you get desloratatin without a prescription?

Desloratadine cannot be dispensed without a prescription. On the other hand, loratadine, another drug from the same family of antiallergics marketed under the name clarine, yes. When it’s without a prescription, it’s a small quantity which allows you to limit.

Thanks to Dr. Brigitte Milpied, dermatologist and venerologist at Bordeaux CHU Hôpital Saint-André, member of the French Society of Dermatology