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Alavert Allergy 24-Hour Relief, Fast Dissolving Tablets

Alavert Allergy 24-Hour Relief, Fast Dissolving Tablets
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Written: May 29 '03 (Updated Jun 04 '03)

Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0
Pros: It has the same active ingredient as Claritin is non-drowsy & less expensive

Cons: melts in your mouth (but it's not that big of a deal)

The Bottom Line: It's over the counter so you don't need a prescription, you take 1 pill a day with water, it's less expensive then Allegra and it works for me.

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This is how I found out about Alavert. I have very bad

allergies and about three years ago my doctor gave me a

prescription for Allegra because my eyes were always red,

my nose was constantly running, I had bad sinus headaches

and I would get sinus infections 3 to 4 times per year.

Life was great after taking Allegra. Unfortunately, my

insurance company dropped Allegra and similar drugs from my

co-pay. Now I have to pay full price for Allegra which is

about $40 for 30 pills or $480 per year! I asked the

pharmacist about alternatives and she recommended Alavert.

It contains loratadine which is the active ingredient found

in Claritin. The pharmacist also said that Alavert is less

expensive than Claritin. Alavert costs about $30 for a

package of 48 pills (each pill has a 24 hour dose). I have

been using Alavert over the past two months and I have not

experienced any side effects. However, according to a

study done on antihistamines tablets that contain 10mg of

loratadine the most common side effects were: headache,

Somnolence, fatigue and dry mouth. Alavert is easy to use,

because you only have to take it once a day. It can be

taken with or with water. I strongly suggest taking it

with water followed up with a chaser sip of water to get

the taste out of your mouth. The taste isn't that bad,

just a little chalky. Alavert works for me because my eyes

are not red, I don't have to blow my nose 30 times or more

a day and I don't get sinus headaches.

Information about loratadine can be found here:

http://www.medicinenet.com/loratadine/article.htm.

The study about the side effects of loratadine can be found

at http://www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/alavert-side-
effects.htm.

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