Lomilan tabs 10mg #10

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Composition

The tablets contain 10 mg of loratadine, corn starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, gelatinized starch are used as auxiliary substances.
The composition of the slurry loratadine 1 mg, including excipients - White sugar, glycerol concentrated, magnesium stearate, sodium citrate dihydrate, purified water, Polysorbate 80, Avicel RC 591 FMC, sodium citrate dihydrate, flavor wild cherry, citric acid monohydrate, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate.

Form of issue

Lomilan is available in the form of tablets and suspensions.
    White tablets of 10 mg are flat in shape, on one side are chamfer and notch. In a cardboard bundle there are 1, 2 or 3 blisters for 7 or 10 tablets in each.
    The homogeneous suspension is white. In the cardboard box is a bottle of dark glass 120 ml and a dosage spoon.

pharmachologic effect

The drug for systemic use blocks histamine H1 receptors. It has antiexudative, antipruritic and anti-allergic effects.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Lomilan helps to reduce the permeability of capillaries, to remove spasms of smooth muscles, to prevent the development of edema of tissues. The drug has an antiexudative effect and helps to reduce erythematous manifestations. Half an hour after taking Lomilan an antiallergic effect develops, reaching its maximum on average in 8-12 hours. The duration of the effect is 24 hours.
The drug has no effect on the central nervous system and cardiogram indications, just as it is not addictive. Do not use Lomilan to help in the event of serious allergic reactions, since the effect of its use develops up to an hour.
After taking the drug completely absorbed from the digestive tract. Deceleration of absorption causes the presence of food. In serum, the maximum concentration is reached within one hour. Metabolized Lomilan in the liver, with the formation of an active metabolite descabroxetiloratadine.
The half-life on average is 8 hours, increases with chronic alcoholism and in the elderly. It is excreted by the kidneys and with bile.
Pharmacokinetics practically does not change in case of chronic renal insufficiency in the patient and during hemodialysis.

Indications for use

Lomilan has the following indications for use:
    pseudoallergic reactions;
    allergic conjunctivitis;
    allergic rhinitis;
    reactions to insect bites;
    allergic skin diseases, including chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Contraindications

The drug is not prescribed in the following cases:
    glucose-galactose malabsorption;
    children under two years (suspension), up to three years (tablets);
    deficiency of lactase;
    during pregnancy and lactation;
    lactose intolerance;
    hypersensitivity to loratadine or any other component.
With caution, the drug is prescribed for hepatic and renal failure.

Side effects

Reception of a medicinal product can be accompanied by the following phenomena:
    anaphylactic reactions;
    nervous excitability, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, dizziness and insomnia;
    syncope, tachycardia, arrhythmia, heart palpitations;
    gastritis, increased appetite, dry mouth, nausea;
    abnormal liver function;
    allergic reaction in the form of rash, alopecia.
In addition to the above effects in children may develop a sedative effect.

Instructions for use Lomilan (Method and dosage)

Lomilan tablets, instructions for use

Accepted inside, it is possible to take along with food, the tablet is allowed to chew if necessary. Drink followed by milk or water.
Adults and children over 12 years should take one tablet a day (10 mg), children aged 2-12 years with a weight of more than 30 kg - 10 mg in knock (1 tablet), with a weight less than 30 kg - 5 mg per day ( half a tablet).

Suspension

It is recommended that Lomilan be administered as a suspension to children under 12 years of age.
It is taken orally, possibly simultaneously with food, washed down with milk or water.
Adults and children over 12 years of age, as well as children aged 2-12 years with a weight greater than 30 kg are recommended to take 10 ml (two dosage spoons) once a day, with a weight of less than 30 kg - 5 ml (one dosage spoon).

Special patient groups

Patients with impaired liver function are prescribed a reduced dose of the drug: adults and children (weighing more than 30 kg) - 10 ml or 10 mg per day. The period of treatment depends on the duration of the manifestation of the symptoms of the disease. If no improvement is observed in the patient's condition within 3 days, the drug should be considered ineffective.
The dose to patients with renal insufficiency and elderly people is not adjusted.
The initial dose for patients with renal insufficiency is: children from 6 years and adults - 10 mg every other day, fly from 3 years - 5 mg every other day.

Overdose

Symptoms of an overdose: headache, drowsiness, palpitation, continuing for a long time. When taking the drug in excess of the dose, you should wash the stomach, induce vomiting, take absorbent (for example, activated charcoal).
There is no specific antidote to this drug. With the help of hemodialysis is not displayed. There is no data at this time, whether the remedy is displayed with peritoneal dialysis. After providing the necessary care, it takes some time to monitor the patient.
If you have symptoms from the central nervous system or the heart, you need to contact a specialist.

Interaction

With the simultaneous administration of macrosomal oxidation inducers (barbiturates, tricyclic antidepressants, ethanol, rifampicin, phenytoin), the effectiveness of loratadine decreases.
Reducing the concentration of the drug in the blood can cause its interaction with erythromycin, quinidine, fluoxetine, ketoconazole, Itraconazole. As a result, there may be an increase in the side effects from taking the drug.

Terms of sale

To buy Lomilan you don't need a prescription.

Storage conditions

Lomilan in suspension and in the form of tablets should be stored at a temperature of up to 25 ° C.
Shelf life - 4 years.

special instructions

It is recommended to stop taking the drug at least 2 days before the removal of skin allergic tests, since Lomilan can affect the results.
When driving vehicles, patients taking Lomilan should be careful, as side effects may occur.

Children

Yes, there is currently insufficient data on the effectiveness of the drug and its safety for children under 2 years.

Reviews

Reviews of Lomilan indicate that the drug is really good at removing edema and allergic reactions. In general, a good tolerance of the drug is also noted. Some buyers consider that the effect of the medicine becomes noticeable only an hour after its reception. Some also notice the occurrence of such side effects as irritability and nervousness in children.