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Loratadine, available as Claritin since 1993 and now available in several generic and over-the-counter formulations, is a popular nonsedating antihistamine used by many women of childbearing age.
For some time, we have been counseling women that the older, first-generation sedating antihistamines are sale to use during pregnancy. We still do not have enough data on loratadine and other newer antihistamines to reach the same conclusion with certainty, however.
The uncertainty regarding the reproductive safety of loratadine was complicated by the publication of a...
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