Is Claritin Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 04/09/2021 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about over-the-counter allergy medications, especially Claritin. Specifically, is Claritin gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? The short answer is yes. All sources we can find indicate that all Claritin products are gluten-free.

The information chain starts with a reply from the Claritin Consumer Relations department says that "All forms of Claritin are naturally gluten free...The Claritin Reditabs, Children's Claritin Syrup, and Claritin-D 24 hour are milk/casein free. The Claritin Allergy, Claritin Hives Relief, and Claritin-D 12 hour formulas contain milk or lactose."

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That is supported by a recent post on Verywellfit.com by Dr. Sanja Jelic, MD, who notes that "all Claritin products are gluten-free."

Moreover, dailymed.nlm.nih.gov also lists Claritin as gluten-free.

Claritin active ingredients include:

• Loratadine 5 mg, an antihistamine

Inactive ingredients include:

• Water, Sodium Benzoate, Glycerin, Edetate Disodium, Maltitol, Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic, Phosphoric Acid, Sorbitol, Sucralose.

Visit dailymed.nlm.nih.gov for a more extensive list of Claritin and other gluten-free drugs.

If you're unsure about the gluten-free status of drugs or prescription medicines, check with your pharmacist.