Loratadine Accord
Loratadine Accord helps relieve allergy symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, and hives by blocking a substance called histamine in the body.
How to Use
Dosage
Adults and children over 6 years old, weighing more than 30 kg: Take 1 tablet once a day. If you have severe liver problems, your doctor or pharmacist might advise you to take the recommended dose every other day.
Method
Take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. The tablet has a score line to help you break it if you have trouble swallowing it whole.
The maximum daily dose is 1 tablet (10 mg).
Possible Side Effects
- •Drowsiness
- •Headache
- •Increased appetite
- •Sleeping problems
- •Nervousness
- •Fatigue
- •Severe allergic reaction (including swelling)
- •Dizziness
- •Convulsions
- •Fast or irregular heartbeat
- •Nausea
- •Dry mouth
- •Stomach problems
- •Liver problems
- •Hair loss
- •Rash
- •Weight gain
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to loratadine or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have liver disease.
- If you are going to have allergy skin tests, do not take Loratadine Accord for two days before the tests, as it can affect the results.
- Do not give Loratadine Accord to children under 6 years old or to children weighing 30 kg or less. It is not recommended for children under 2 years old.
- Avoid using Loratadine Accord during pregnancy as a precaution. Do not take if you are breastfeeding, as loratadine passes into breast milk.
Use in Elderly Patients
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Reduce the dose in severe renal impairment. Concurrent use with clopidogrel can increase loratadine and desloratadine level. (updated 19.9.2025)