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loratadine
Drug Name Form Strength Formulary Unrestricted Formulary Restricted Non-Formulary Interchange
Claritin SYRUP, ORAL 5 mg/5 mL    
Claritin TABLET, CHEWABLE, ORAL 5 mg    
Claritin Redi-Tab, Claritin Reditab TABLET, DISINTEGRATING, ORAL 10 mg    
Claritin TABLET, ORAL 10 mg      


Comments:

ORDERED FORMULATION

THERAPEUTIC INTERCHANGE

Notes

loratadine (Claritin)

  • 5 mg/5 mL syrup oral
  • 5 mg chewable tablet oral

cetirizine (ZyrTEC)

  • 1 mg/1mL syrup oral
  • 1 mg/1mL syrup oral

 

Interchange at an equal mg:mg conversion

loratadine (Claritin Redi-Tab, Claritin Reditab)

  • 10 mg disintegrating tablet oral

loratadine (Claritin)                              

  • 10 tablet oral

 


Reviewed: September 26, 2006 (Claritin Chewables) and May 27, 2014 (non-sedating antihistamine liquids)


Last updated: Dec. 20, 2017







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