Rupatadine
antihistamine · antiallergic
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, Rupatadine relates to the category “antihistamine (antiallergic)”. Antihistamines block the action of histamine, which relieves allergy symptoms; some cause drowsiness.
For Rupatadine, in practice: Relieves allergy symptoms. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 6 reimbursable presentations containing Rupatadine are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Rupatadine Arrow
- Rupatadine Biogaran
- Rupatadine Eg
- Rupatadine Viatris
- Rupatadine Zentiva
- Wystamm
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Rupatadine: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
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Related molecules
To explore in the « Respiratory » family and its neighbours.