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Loratadine Including Claritin And High Blood Pressure

September 12th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

claritin and high blood pressure “Maybe you have questions about the safety of taking Claritin if high blood pressure and other allergies are a part of your life. You should know that if you do have high blood pressure that Claritin and the other related brand names of the drug loratadine were associated with causing a raise in blood pressure in clinical trials.

Brand Names For Loratadine

Claritin is a brand name for loratadine and it is a long-acting tricyclic antihistamine that is manufactured by the US company Schering-Plough. This medication is meant to be taken orally in regular tablets, as quick dissolve tablets or in syrup form that is taken in a daily dose.

Loratadine, also known as Claritin, Claritin RediTabs and Alavert, is a antihistamine that is taken for the treatment of allergy and hay fever symptoms such as watery eye, itchy eyes, redness, itching, hives and a runny nose.

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The generation of histamine is the body’s reaction to the presentation of substances that cause irritation. This histamine causes the activation of the allergy symptoms so if these histamines are blocked, the symptoms can be reduced. Loratadine (Claratin) is also sometimes used in combination with pseudo ephedrine in other allergy medications.

Read The Labels

Some Claritin products have a caution that say that people with medical conditions such as high blood pressure or heart disease should consult with their doctor before taking this medication. This should be a strong indication to most consumers with any cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure and Claritin labels should be taken on their word in this matter.

Clinical Trials For Loratadine

In loratadine clinical trials, hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, was associated with this drug and other cardiovascular events were recorded including palpitations, supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and other conditions.

Compromised Blood Flow

Until further testing is conducted, it could be that Claritin may act as a vasoconstrictor, which means that it could narrow blood vessels. When blood vessels are narrowed, this can raise blood pressure. The blood flow can already be compromised with conditions of high levels of cholesterol, heart disease and high blood pressure, Claritin should be avoided until you know more about this by asking your doctor.

Until you know more about the relationship that involves loratadine drugs including Claritin and high blood pressure, you should avoid taking it because high blood pressure is a serious condition and every precaution should be taken to lower the blood pressure and not the other way around. We certainly hope you’ve found this information useful. Please make sure and check back often as new information is being added often.

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