Erius - instructions for use, reviews, analogs and forms of release (syrup or drops, 5 mg tablets and 2.5 mg for resorption) drugs for the treatment of urticaria and allergic rhinitis in adults, children and pregnancy. Composition
In this article, you can read the instructions for using the drug Erius. Presented are reviews of visitors to the site - consumers of this medication, as well as the opinions of physicians specialists on the use of Erius in their practice. A big request is to actively add their feedback on the drug: the medicine helped or did not help get rid of the disease, which were observed complications and side effects, possibly not declared by the manufacturer in the annotation. Analogues of Erius in the presence of existing structural analogs. Use for the treatment of urticaria and allergic rhinitis in adults, children, as well as during pregnancy and lactation. Composition and interaction of the drug with alcohol.
Erius - antihistamine long-acting drug, blocker of peripheral histamine H1-receptors. Desloratadine is the primary active metabolite of loratadine. Inhibits a cascade of reactions of allergic inflammation, incl. release of pro-inflammatory cytokines including the interleukins IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-13, the release of proinflammatory chemokines, production of superoxide anion by activated polymorphonuclear neutrophils adhesion and chemotaxis eosinophils selection adhesion molecules such as P-selectin, IgE - mediated release of histamine, prostaglandin D2 and leukotriene C4. Thus, it prevents the development and facilitates the allergic reactions has antipruritic and antiexudative action, reduces capillary permeability, prevents the development of edema, smooth muscle spasm.
The drug has no effect on the central nervous system, has almost no sedative effect (does not cause drowsiness) and does not affect the rate of psychomotor reactions.
Does not cause an extension of the QT interval on the ECG.
The action of Erius begins within 30 minutes after ingestion and lasts for 24 hours.
Composition
Desloratadine + auxiliary substances.
Pharmacokinetics
After taking the drug inside, Erius is well absorbed from the digestive tract. Simultaneous food intake or the simultaneous use of grapefruit juice does not affect the distribution of desloratadine. Does not penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Desloratadine is excreted from the body in the form of a glucuronide compound and in a small amount (less than 2% with urine and less than 7% with feces) unchanged.
Indications
- allergic rhinitis (elimination or relief of sneezing, nasal congestion, mucus discharge from the nose, itching of the nose, itching of the palate, itching and redness of the eyes, lachrymation);
- urticaria (reduction or elimination of itching, rash).
Forms of release
The tablets covered with a cover of 5 mg.
Tablets for resorption of 2.5 mg and 5 mg.
Syrup (the ideal children's form of the drug).
Other forms, be it drops, spray or ointment, at the time of publication in the directory did not exist.
Instructions for use and dosage
Pills
Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over are prescribed 5 mg once a day, regardless of food intake, preferably at the same time of day.
The tablet should be swallowed whole, not liquid, squeezed with a small amount of water.
Syrup
Children aged 1 to 5 years are prescribed 1.25 mg (2.5 ml syrup) once a day; children aged 6 to 11 years - 2.5 mg (5 ml syrup) 1 time per day; adults and teenagers over 12 years - 5 mg (10 ml of syrup) 1 time per day.
Syrup is taken orally, regardless of food intake, with a small amount of water.
Side effect
- fatigue;
- dry mouth;
- headache;
- dizziness;
- tachycardia;
- palpitation;
- anaphylaxis;
- angioedema;
- itching;
- hives;
- rash;
- nausea, vomiting;
- diarrhea;
- increased body temperature;
- insomnia.
Contraindications
- pregnancy;
- lactation (breastfeeding);
- age up to 1 year (for syrup);
- age up to 12 years (for coated tablets);
- hereditarily transmitted diseases (fructose intolerance, impaired glucose / galactose absorption or sugarase / isomaltase insufficiency in the body) due to the presence of sucrose and sorbitol in the syrup;
- hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
Application in pregnancy and lactation
The use of the drug in pregnancy is not recommended due to the lack of clinical data on the safety of its use in this period.
Desloratadine is excreted in breast milk, so the use of Erius during breastfeeding is not recommended.
special instructions
The effectiveness and safety of Erius application in the form of syrup in children under the age of 1 year is not established.
In most cases, rhinitis in children under 2 years of age is of an infectious nature. There were no studies of the efficacy of Erius in rhinitis of infectious etiology.
Differential diagnosis between allergic rhinitis and rhinitis of a different origin in children under 2 years of age presents certain difficulties. When making a differential diagnosis, attention should be paid to the presence or absence of foci of infection or structural anomalies of the upper respiratory tract, to conduct a careful history, examination, as well as appropriate laboratory tests and skin tests.
Eating does not affect the effectiveness of the drug.
Influence on the ability to drive and drive machinery
In the recommended dose, Erius does not affect the ability to drive vehicles or control mechanisms.
Drug Interactions
Erius does not increase the effects of ethanol (alcohol) on the central nervous system.
Clinically significant interaction with other drugs has not been identified.
Analogues of the drug Erius
Structural analogs for the active substance:
- Desloratadine;
- Desloratadine Teva;
- Desloratadine hemisulphate;
- Lordestin.
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