Est. retail price: $12.99 for 10 tablets or 4 fl oz. I received a sample of Children's Claritin Allergy chewable tablets as a BzzAgent. Children's Claritin is a 24-hour oral antihistamine medication approved for children as young as two (2) years old. The specific medicine in Claritin is loratadine, which is different than the medication of Children's Zyrtec (cetirizine), as well as the first generation allergy medication Children's Benedryl (diphenhydramine) which is thought to cause drowsiness and also not recommended for children under the age of four (4). Benedryl also only lasts 4-6 hours. You can usually find good coupons for Claritin in the newspaper and online.
I had been using the liquid form of Children's Claritin already and been happy with the outcome. The nice thing about the liquid Claritin is you can adjust the dosage easily to give a half dose or however you want to adjust it. It also comes out at about half the price per dose than the chewables. There are some nice advantages to the chewables, however. They are great to travel with and you don't have to worry about any liquids spilling in your bag during transit. The chewables are also nice for babysitters to give when you are away. You don't have to worry about them getting the dosage correct or any other frustrations that may arise from giving a liquid dose.
Children's Claritin is generally thought to be safe to use daily for long-term allergy relief, but I try to adjust the dosage at least according to the pollen levels and can usually stop the drugs during the winter months. I do believe the Children's Claritin as well as the Zyrtec tend to make my child more hyper than usual, so I try to give him the lowest dose possible to relieve his allergy symptons. For this reason I prefer the liquid medications and give Children's Claritin liquid 5 out of 5 stars and the chewables 4 out of 5 stars because the pills cannot easily be halved and the price is so much higher per dose.
