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People who take too much loratadine may have overdose symptoms that could include:
- Drowsiness
- Rapid heart rate (tachycardia)
- Headaches
- Feelings of a rapidly or forcefully beating heart (known as heart palpitations)
- Unusual body movements or muscle contractions.
(Click Claritin Overdose for more information.)
If you forget to take your loratadine dose, take your missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular schedule. Do not take a double dose.
Brand-name loratadine is made by Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc. Generic versions of the drug are made by various manufacturers.
Loratadine comes in the following strengths and forms:
- Loratadine syrup -- contains 5 mg of medication per teaspoonful (per 5 mL)
- Loratadine 5 mg chewable tablets
- Loratadine 10 mg orally disintegrating tablets
- Loratadine 5 mg orally disintegrating tablets
- Loratadine 10 mg tablets
- Loratadine 10 mg liquid-filled capsules.
Currently, some (but not all) forms of this medication are available in generic form (see Generic for Claritin).
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD