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Buy Desloratadine 5mg Tablets online

Is your nose itchy or streaming and you cannot stop sneezing? Are hayfever and allergies driving you mad? Desloratadine gets to work quickly to provide you with relief from your symptoms all day long.

You can buy Desloratadine 5 mg tablets online, from The Independent Pharmacy, on prescription. All you need to do is complete our quick online consultation so we can make sure Desloratadine is the best medication for you.

Suitable for age: 18
Maximum per order:6
Consultation required?Yes

This treatment requires an online consultation for review by our medical team. The decision to supply the specific treatment and quantity requested will be based on whether our medical team are satisfied that it will be safe, appropriate, and effective.

Generic Treatment?Yes

This is a generic medicine and manufacturer of the treatment supplied may vary from the treatment image above, depending on availability. Please contact us once you've placed your order if you require a specific brand and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Type of medicine
Antihistamine
Works by
Blocks the effects of histamines
Active ingredient
Desloratadine
Effective within
30 minutes
Pack size
30 Tablets
Strength
5mg
Common side effects
Headache, Dry mouth, Fatigue
Manufacturer
AAH Pharmaceuticals, Accord Healthcare, Alliance Healthcare, Bristol Laboratories, Crescent Pharma, DE Pharmaceuticals, Medihealth, Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Vitaris Healthcare
Generic
Yes
Use with alcohol
Clinical trials showed no interaction but post-marketing use showed incidences of alcohol intolerance and intoxication

Desloratadine Information

What is Desloratadine and what is it used for?

Desloratadine 5mg tablets are a prescription-only non-drowsy antihistamine treatment for allergic rhinitis. They prevent symptoms such as sneezing, congestion and runny nose.

The treatment is effective against allergy to pollens (hay fever) as well as household irritants such as dust mites and pet dander And should be taken once a day. It is not available to buy over the counter.

Desloratadine can be taken by adults once a day to keep allergy symptoms at bay. Each box contains 30 tablets and you can purchase up to 6 boxes in one transaction.

What is allergic rhinitis?

Allergic rhinitis affects 20% of people in the UK. It occurs due to a hypersensitive immune system – when certain allergies enter the nose, the immune system rejects them as if they were an infection such as the flu. To protect against the allergen, the body produces extra mucus, which leads to symptoms such as congestion and sneezing.

It is not completely understood why certain people develop allergies, though they sometimes run in families. Some people only experience these symptoms during high pollen season (this is seasonal rhinitis, often called hay fever); others suffer year-round from allergies to household irritants such as dust mites and pet dander.

How does Desloratadine work?

One of the principal chemicals the body releases in reaction to an allergen is histamine. This causes inflammation of the nasal passages. Desloratadine tablets inhibit the body’s production of histamine, providing relief from these symptoms. Desloratadine tablets can be taken alongside nasal spray and eye drop treatments for allergy symptoms.

Alternative Treatments

There are some non-medicinal methods to help combat hay fever symptoms. Some of these may include:

  • Wear wrap-around sunglasses
  • Keep windows closed when it is a day with a high pollen count.
  • Try to have a shower after a day almost straight away. This will remove any trapped pollen grains from your hair and or skin.

There is an extremely large range of over-the-counter hayfever treatments you can purchase in any pharmacy, these vary from tablets to nasal sprays and also eye drops. You should try these before moving on to prescription-only medicine.

To find out more about how it compares with another popular treatment, read our Desloratadine Vs Loratadine guide.

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Desloratadine warnings

Reading the following warnings carefully will help to ensure you are selecting an appropriate product.

  • Desloratadine is unsuitable for you if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.
  • It may be unsuitable for you if you have impaired kidney function.

Please read all packaging and the Product Information Leaflet contained within the product packaging before taking any new medicine and inform your doctor of medicines you are taking or intend to take.

Desloratadine dosage

Take one 5mg tablet each day, ideally at a similar time each day. Swallow the tablet whole with a sip of water, before or after a meal.

Desloratadine is most effective if taken every day. If you miss a dose, do not double your next dose to compensate.

Desloratadine ingredients

The active ingredient contained in Desloratadine is: Desloratadine 5mg

Desloratadine also contains the following inactive ingredients to make up the complete product: Microcrystalline cellulose (E460), hypromellose (E464), hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, maize starch, lactose monohydrate, talc, macrogol, titanium dioxide (E171), indigo carmine aluminium lake (E132).

Desloratadine side effects

Not everyone will experience side effects when they take Desloratadine, however, if you do they may include:

  • Headache
  • Dry mouth
  • Fatigue

If you are concerned about these effects, or if the product affects you in any other way, stop using it and talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

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