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Loratadine

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    Loratadine

    Do we get Loratadine (Loratadine 10mg) in Hong Kong ??
    If yes, where and what is the cost ?


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    Yes.
    Don't know.


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    Try calling Fanda - they seem to stock everything!


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    I've found this stuff in random pharmacies. No idea what it costs, it's fairly trivial.


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    "Loratadine is marketed by Schering-Plough under several trade names (e.g., Claritin) and also by Shionogi in Japan. It is available as a generic drug and is marketed for its non-sedating properties. In a version named Claritin-D or Clarinase, it is combined with pseudoephedrine, a decongestant; this makes it useful for colds as well as allergies but adds potential side-effects of insomnia, anxiety, and nervousness."

    I have seen Claritin even in places like Mannings and Watsons.

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    Nice backhanded comment about Mannings and Watsons


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    You can buy it from ebay.com cheap. or try some of the Mong Kok's or Wan Chai's Pharmacy
    I think in HK, they usually sell it with the brand "Allertyn"

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    I buy the generic one in Fanda, 10 tablets for abt. $25. Name brand just a little bit more expensive than that.

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    FYI, generic Cetirizine 10mg (not sure which brand name it goes by, since I never buy it--Zyrtec?) is HK$250 for 100 @ Fanda Central.


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    Claratyne = loratadine & can be found quite easily in chemist