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Loratadine
Essential medicine status
Section:
3. Antiallergics and medicines used in anaphylaxis
ATC codes: R06AX13
EMLc
Indication
Allergic or hypersensitivity conditions of unspecified type ICD11 code: 4A8Z
INN
Loratadine
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Additional notes
There may be a role for sedating antihistamines for limited indications (EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 1 mg per mL
Oral > Solid: 10 mg
EML status history
First added in 2013 (TRS 985)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
cetirizine (ATC codes: R06AE07)
fexofenadine (ATC codes: R06AX26)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Loratadine
DrugBank
Loratadine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended that cetirizine and fexofenadine be specified as therapeutic alternatives under the square box listing for loratadine on the EML and EMLc.