Mucus: A thick slippery fluid produced by the membranes lining certain organs such as the nose, mouth, throat, and vagina. Mucus is the Latin word for "a semifluid, slimy discharge from the nose." Note that mucus is a noun while the adjective is mucous.
Store your Claritin away from light, heat and moisture. Avoid keeping it in a bathroom that can become hot and humid. A kitchen cabinet where children cannot reach is an ideal place to keep Claritin.
The reason that Claritin, Claritin D and other allergy medications raise blood pressure is not usually due to the Loratadine component, but to pseudoephedrine. Raised blood pressure can be a consequence of any allergy medicine containing pseudoephedrine, not just Claritin.
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