More good news for allergy sufferers -- the generic form of Clarinex, desloratadine, a prescription antihistamine used to treat nasal allergies and hives, was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. I'd expect to see generic Clarinex available, still be prescription only, in early 2011. Clarinex (desloratadine) is the active metabolite of Claritin (loratadine), which has been available over-the-counter (without a prescription) and in generic form for years. This move by the FDA will further help to contain the cost of prescription medications, because generic medications are typically much less expensive than brand-name medications. Of course, with generic Allegra (fexofenadine) becoming available over-the-counter this spring, it's debatable whether generic Clarinex will make much of an impact for allergy sufferers.
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One more great news for allergy sufferers? Clarinex was approved as a generic medication . Patients would not have to pay high cash price(many insurances do not pay for it) or the high copay of the brand clarinex.
It’s late 2011 and still no generic Clarinex. I need this to calm my chronic hives. Nothing else works as well; I’ve trialed them all under doctor’s care. This drug is expensive. Now next year I will be more penalized and have to pay twice as much due to insurance changes at work. So where’s that generic????