ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE
Dosage
Adults
1 ampoule once daily.
Children
Children 12 years old and over: 1 ampoule once daily.
Children under 12 years old: This product is not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
Intermittent allergic rhinitis (presence of symptoms for less than 4 days per week or for less than 4 weeks) should be managed in accordance with the evaluation of patient's disease history and the treatment could be discontinued after symptoms are resolved and reinitiated upon their reappearance.
In persistent allergic rhinitis (presence of symptoms for 4 days or more per week and for more than 4 weeks), continued treatment may be proposed to the patients during the allergen exposure periods.
Administration
BOSTANEX is administered orally. The dose can be taken with or without food.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to the desloratadine, to any of the excipients or to loratadine.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
In the case of severe renal insufficiency, desloratadine should be used with caution.
This medicinal product contains sorbitol. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance should not take this medicine.
This medicine contains sucrose. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
Pregnancy
A large amount of data on pregnant women (more than 1,000 pregnancy outcomes) indicate no malformative nor foeto/neonatal toxicity of desloratadine. Animal studies do not indicate direct or indirect harmful effects with respect to reproductive toxicity. As a precautionary measure, it is preferable to avoid the use of desloratadine during pregnancy.
Lactation
The effect of desloratadine on newborns/infants is unknown. A decision must be made whether to discontinue breast-feeding or to abstain from desloratadine therapy taking into account the benefit of breast feeding for the child and the benefit of therapy for the woman.
SHELF-LIFE
24 months from the manufacturing date. Do not use after the expiry date.