Alavert and Safinamide Mesylate

• Generic Name: loratadine
• Dosage Forms: tablet, orally disintegrating
• Other Brand Names: Alavert, Claritin, Claritin Reditab, Clear-Atadine, Dimetapp ND, Ohm Allergy Relief, QlearQuil All Day & Night, Tavist ND, Wal-itin

Alavert is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.

Alavert is used to treat sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, hives, skin rash, itching, and other cold or allergy symptoms.

Alavert is also used to treat skin hives and itching in people with chronic skin reactions.

Alavert may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: safinamide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Xadago

Used as an adjunct to levodopa-carbidopa for the symptomatic treatment of parkinsonian syndrome (e.g., parkinsonism, Parkinson disease [paralysis agitans]) in patients who experience “off” episodes (i.e., time when drug effect wears off and parkinsonian manifestations return).

Shown to be effective only in combination with levodopa-carbidopa; efficacy of safinamide monotherapy not established.