Tavist ND Allergy, Non-Drowsy, 10 mg, 24 Hour, 30 Tablets

Tavist ND Allergy, Non-Drowsy, 10 mg, 24 Hour, 30 Tablets

from: Tavist Binding: Health and Beauty Brand: Tavist EAN: 0300430115306 Label: Tavist Manufacturer: Tavist Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tavist Release Date: April 14, 2005 Studio: Tavist Features: 24-hour relief of sneezing, runny nose, itchy/watery eyes, and itchy throat or nose 30 tablets, each contains 10 mg of Loratadine Non-drowsy Please read all label information on delivery Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Loratadine 10 mg/Antihistamine. 24 Hour Relief of Sneezing; Runny nose; Itchy, watery eyes; Itchy throat or nose. Non-Drowsy (when taken as directed). Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - If poison oak or poison ivy is a problem for your children My son was having heart surgery. However, just before the scheduled date, he came down with poison ivy. It covered his 5 year old torso, arms and legs. With only two days of one-every-12 hour doses, the rash subsided and the surgery was able to go as scheduled. Check with your doctor to make sure Tavist will not interact with anything else your child is taking or negatively affect your child in ANY WAY PRIOR to taking Tavist. But for me, Tavist was a godsend. Rating: - Tavist is the Equivalent of Claritin - both have Loratidine Tavist (Loratidine) is a medication in the class of anti-histamines. Histamine is a chemical in our cells that is released during an allergy attack. Histamine causes all the symptoms of allergies: sneezing, nasal congestion, itching, hives, etc. Being an anti-histamine, Tavist blocks the action of histamine in the body. Tavist is the same medication as the more popular and better known Claritin. Since they both have Loratidine as their active ingredients, both medications are equal in their ability to deal with allergy symptoms. Both Tavist and Claritin replaced Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) as the #1 doctor prescribed allergy medication, the reason being that Tavist and Claritin do not have any drowsiness as a side-effect like Benadryl has. Benadryl has very significant sleepiness as a side-effect, and this limited its use in people who needed to operate cars, machinery, or needed to have full-attention in their jobs. The sleepiness of Benadryl was so marked, that manufacturers marketed it as a sleeping aid! (Diphenhydramine is the component in Tylenol PM or Excedrine PM, it is also in all the sleeping pill formulations). Fortunately for allergy sufferers, Tavist and Claritin have no sleepiness as a side-effect; in fact, Tavist and Claritin have virtually NO side effects, which makes them excellent medications to take if you are taking other medications as well. Plus, Tavist WORKS effectively to counter allergy symptoms. Up until a few years ago, Loratidine (the active ingredient in both Claritin and Tavist) was a prescription medication and was the mainstay for doctors to prescribe for allergies. Once its potential for abuse was determined to be nil, and its safety factor proven, it was released on the market as an over-the-counter allergy medication. Like Claritin, Tavist still is on the expensive side, as the medication is still "owned" by a major drug company. Until its lease expires and it can be marketed as the generic Loratidine, consumers will have to ante up the money if they want the best over-the-counter allergy medication available. If you can't or won't afford Claritin and Tavist, then the cheaper alternative is Benedryl (Diphenhydramine), and you put up with the drowsiness. Hope this helps. Jim "Konedog" Koenig