Genericon Desloratadine 5 mg 10 tablets

Desloratadin Genericon contains desloratadine, which is an antihistamine. Desloratadine Genericon is an antiallergic medicine that does not make you sleepy. It helps control your allergic reaction and its signs.

Desloratadin Genericon improves the signs of allergic rhinitis (inflammation of the nasal passages caused by an allergy, such as hay fever or an allergy to house dust mites) in adults and adolescents aged 12 and over. These signs include sneezing, runny or itchy nose, itchy palate, and itchy, red, or watery eyes.

Desloratadin Genericon is also used to eliminate signs associated with urticaria (a skin condition caused by an allergy). These include itching and hives.

Eliminating these signs lasts a whole day and helps you get back to your normal daily activity and sleep.

If you do not feel better or even worse after 10 days, contact your doctor.

Contraindications

Do not take Desloratadine Genericon if you are allergic to desloratadine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6), or to loratadine.

interactions

Taking Desloratadin Genericon with other medicines
There are no known interactions between Desloratadin Genericon and other medicines.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.

Taking Desloratadin Genericon with food, drink and alcohol
Desloratadin Genericon can be taken with or without food. Alcohol should be consumed with caution during treatment with Desloratadin Genericon.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

It is not recommended to take Desloratadin Genericon during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Data on male fertility/female childbearing capacity are not available.

Driving and using machines
When taken at the recommended dose, this medicine is not expected to affect your ability to drive or use machines. Although most people do not experience drowsiness, it is recommended that you refrain from activities that require special attention, such as driving or using machines, until you become aware of how you are responding to the medicine.

application

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Adults and adolescents (12 years and older)
Take one film-coated tablet once a day.

Method of administration
Swallow the film-coated tablet whole with water during or between meals.

Duration of treatment
The duration of treatment depends on the type, duration and course of your symptoms.
See a doctor if your symptoms persist or worsen.

Treatment for intermittent allergic rhinitis (symptoms occur less than 4 days a week or last less than 4 weeks) depends on your history of the disease, can be stopped after symptoms have resolved and resumed if symptoms reappear.

If your allergic rhinitis is persistent (symptoms appear 4 or more days per week and last more than 4 weeks), longer-term treatment is recommended.
For urticaria, the duration of treatment may vary from patient to patient. Therefore, you must follow your doctor's instructions.

side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets
them.

In clinical trials in adults, side effects were similar to those seen with dummy tablets (placebo). However, fatigue, dry mouth and headaches were reported more frequently than with placebo. Headache was the most commonly reported side effect in adolescents.

Cases of severe allergic reactions (difficulty breathing, wheezing, itching, hives and swelling) and skin rash have been reported very rarely in post-marketing experience. If you notice any of these serious side effects, stop taking this medicine and see a doctor straight away.

The following side effects have been reported in clinical studies:

Common: the following side effects may affect up to 1 in 10 people

• Persistent tiredness (fatigue)
• dry mouth
• headache

Adults:
The following side effects have been reported during marketing:

Very rare: the following side effects may affect less than 1 in 10,000 people

• Severe allergic reactions
• tachycardia
• Vomit
• dizziness
• Muscle aches
• Restlessness with increased physical activity
• skin rash
• stomach pain
• stomach upset
• drowsiness
• hallucinations
• liver inflammation
• Palpitations or irregular heartbeat
• nausea
• Diarrhea
• insomnia
• seizures
• Abnormal liver function tests

Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data

• Exceptional fatigue
• Increased skin sensitivity to sunlight, including hazy sunlight, and to UV (ultraviolet) light, eg from UV lamps in a solarium
• Altered heartbeat
• Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes
• Abnormal Behavior
• aggression
• weight gain, increased appetite

Children
Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data

• Slow heartbeat
• Altered heartbeat
• Abnormal Behavior
• aggression

composition

The active substance is desloratadine 5 mg.

The other ingredients are: microcrystalline cellulose, mannitol (E421), magnesium stearate, hypromellose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, titanium dioxide (E171), indigo carmine (E132).