Most Common Used Meds In GP Practice

Question 1

What’s Aerius ( Desloratidine) ? Uses? Dosage?

Answer 1

Aerius = desloratadine
available as:
* 5 mg tablet,
*2.5 mg and 5 mg orodispersible tablets (tablets that dissolve in the mouth), * 0.5 mg/ml syrup
*0.5 mg/ml oral solution.

Aerius is antihistamine used to relieve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis

Dosage:
for adults and > 12 years is 5 mg once a day at night ( because it causes fatigue )

For children from 6 to 11 years of age, the dose is 2.5 mg once a day, taken either as 5 ml of the syrup or oral solution, or as one 2.5 mg orodispersible tablets

For children from 1-5 years, the dose is 1.25 mg
once a day, taken as 2.5 ml syrup or oral solution.

For children from 6 to 11 years of age, the dose is 2.5 mg once a day, taken either as 5 ml of the syrup or oral solution, or as one 2.5 mg orodispersible tablets