Claritan is goin OTC....

[Electric Amish]

Heard in the local Walgreens the other night.

amish

 

[eplebnista]

 

[klah]

Allergists Fear Fallout From Over-the-Counter Claritin

"TUESDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthScoutNews) -- With drug regulators poised to make the blockbuster antihistamine Claritin available without a prescription, a group of allergy specialists today warned that the move could force many patients to buy older, more dangerous drugs."

Their Patent also runs out in two weeks so the generics should be on the shelves soon too

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Heard in the local Walgreens the other night.

amish

Heard it from my doc yesterday. Naturally, I got Zyrtec.

-PAB

 

[mithrandir2001]

Whoopee. The stuff doesn't work anyway.

 

[vi edit]

When Allegra-D goes OTC then there will be some celebrating

 

[Hammer]

good

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
When Allegra-D goes OTC then there will be some celebrating

You've got a gf thats a pharm tech. I'm sure she can liberate some fexophenadine.

-PAB

 

[hzl eyed grl]

YAY! I haven't taken it in years, but it really helped me when I did.

 

[911paramedic]

It is prescribed like candy, may as well be OTC.

EDIT: I better add that it does not have effects on infectious conditions. What I mean is, how strains of bacteria can mutate and get stronger if antibiotics are not taken correctly. OTC antibiotics would be very bad, and should be regulated more tightly here and abroad. (that stuff is given out like candy too, just because patients demand it and the doctors cave in.)

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
When Allegra-D goes OTC then there will be some celebrating

I bet that's just like the Claritin-D, simply Claritin with Sudaphed.

 

[vi edit]

Sort of. Both contain sudafed yes. But have a little different release methods. Allegra hits faster and harder and you notice the results sooner. Claratin is a longer release drug that says in your system longer.

I have better results from allegra because I only take them when my allergies are bad. The sooner it starts working the better I feel. Claratin takes longer to work so I don't notice the results as easily.

 

[glen]

Zyrtec is the best.

 

[Entity]

I love Claritin. It's all that's ever truly worked for me in terms of spring allergies.

Rob

 

[BD2003]

I have year round allergies, and I take allegra every day and It totally 100% clears me up. But wtf is allegra-D?