Aerius, the new OTC non-sedating antihistamine
February 2002
Schering is now marketing Aerius, the new OTC non-sedating antihistamine.
Aerius contains desloratadine...it's the major active metabolite of Claritin (loratadine).
This continues the recent trend in which companies use a close cousin of a big drug to gain a new patent life...Nexium (esomeprazole) for Losec...Lipidil Supra (microcoated fenofibrate) for Lipidil.
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