Nay!, Sneeze No More!

Claritin now available over the counter

Some pharmacists expect the price to drop 76%. Not everyone is happy, though.

"I hate it because I could get it through my prescription for $10 for a three-month supply," said Granberry, 45, a FedEx employee.

She'll now pay drugstore prices, where the drug will cost $18.99 for 20 10-milligram tablets at Walgreens.

"I didn't pay that much for a three-month supply," she said.

I've had allergies for years, though in the past they were much worse than they are now (probably due to my environment). I've never had Claritin prescribed to me, but I was given some samples when I went in to get some cold-like symptoms checked out a few months ago. I tried a dose and it seemed to work fairly well. The big thing about Claritin, as far as I can tell, is that it was a pioneer in true non-drowsy antihistamines. I've never been affected by the sedativeness people often complain about when taking traditional antihistamine medicine.

Posted by Drizzten at December 13, 2002 02:37 PM