Claritin and Idarubicin Hydrochloride

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

Claritin (loratadine) 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.

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

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

• Generic Name: idarubicin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Idamycin PFS, Idamycin

Used in combination with other antineoplastic agents for the treatment of acute myeloid (myelogenous, nonlymphocytic) leukemia (AML), including French-American-British classifications M1 through M7.

Regimen consisting of cytarabine with either daunorubicin or idarubicin is a regimen of choice for remission induction in AML.

Used in combination with cytarabine for the treatment of recurrent or refractory AML.