The second major ingredient in Claritin, Claritin D and other allergy ingredients is pseudoephedrine. Pseudoephedrine acts as a decongestant, clearing up stuffy or runny noses. Many cough, cold and allergy preparations contain this drug.
If you have never heard of Claritin it is simply an allergy drug that people take to combat allergy symptoms. The active ingredient inside Claritin is Loratadine which is an antihistamine and helps suppress normal allergy symptoms.
Claritin and Pregnancy. This eMedTV page discusses Claritin and pregnancy. It describes the results of clinical studies, details how the FDA rates the safety of drugs during pregnancy, and explains why a pregnant woman should still discuss Claritin use with her doctor.
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