Desloratadinedrug info
desloratadine 5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Desloratadine Tablets are a histamine-1 (H1) receptor antagonist indicated for:
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis: relief of nasal and non-nasal symptoms in patients 12 years of age and older.
Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: relief of nasal and non-nasal symptoms in patients 12 years of age and older.
Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria: symptomatic relief of pruritus, reduction in the number of hives, and size of hives in patients 12 years of age and older.
1.1 Seasonal
Allergic Rhinitis Desloratadine Tablets are indicated for the relief of the nasal and non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients 12 years of age and older.
1.2 Perennial
Allergic Rhinitis Desloratadine Tablets are indicated for the relief of the nasal and non-nasal symptoms of perennial allergic rhinitis in patients 12 years of age and older.
1.3 Chronic
Idiopathic Urticaria Desloratadine Tablets are indicated for the symptomatic relief of pruritus, reduction in the number of hives, and size of hives, in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria 12 years of age and older.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 10, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Desloratadine Tablets are light blue, round, tablets containing 5 mg desloratadine, an antihistamine, to be administered orally. Desloratadine Tablets also contain the following excipients: microcrystalline cellulose NF, pregelatinized starch NF, croscarmellose sodium NF, talc USP, zinc stearate, USP and FD&C Blue #2 HT 11-14%. Desloratadine is a white to off-white powder that is slightly soluble in water, but very soluble in ethanol and propylene glycol. It has an empirical formula: C 19 H 19 ClN 2 and a molecular weight of 310.8. The chemical name is 8-chloro-6,11-dihydro-11-(4-piperdinylidene)-5 H -benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridine and has the following structure: Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 10, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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