Montelukast

What is this medication? MONTELUKAST (mon te LOO kast) prevents and treats the symptoms of asthma and allergies. It works by decreasing inflammation in the airways, making it easier to breathe. Do not use this medication to treat a sudden asthma attack. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions. COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Singulair What should I tell my care team before I take this medication? They need to know if you have any of these conditions: • Liver disease • An unusual or allergic reaction to montelukast, other medications, foods, dyes, or preservatives • Pregnant or trying to get pregnant • Breast-feeding How should I use this medication? Take this medication by mouth with water. Take it as directed on the prescription label at the same time every day. You can take this medication with or without food. If it upsets your stomach, take it with food. Keep taking it unless your care team tells you to stop. A special MedGuide will be given to you by the pharmacist with each prescription and refill. Be sure to read this information carefully each time. Talk to your care team about the use of this medication in children. While this medication may be prescribed for children as young as 15 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply. Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once. NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not sh...

Key:UCHDWCPVSPXUMX-TZIWLTJVSA-N Y Montelukast, sold under the brand name Singulair among others, is a medication used in the maintenance treatment of Common side effects include abdominal pain, cough, and headache. Montelukast was approved for medical use in the United States in 1998. million prescriptions. Medical uses [ ] Montelukast is used for a number of conditions including Adverse effects [ ] Common In 2019 and 2020, concerns for neuropsychiatric reactions were added to the label in the United Kingdom and United States where the most frequently suspected were nightmares, depression, insomnia (may affect between 1 in 100 to 1 in 1,000 people taking montelukast); aggression, anxiety and abnormal behaviour or changes in behaviour (may affect between 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 10,000 people taking montelukast). FDA investigation [ ] In June 2009, the U.S. In September 2019, the Pediatric Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee met to discuss a pediatric-focused safety review of neuropsychiatric events with montelukast. In March 2020, the FDA required a boxed warning for montelukast to strengthen an existing warning about the risk of neuropsychiatric events associated with the drug in the wake of an increase in case reporting of neuropsychiatric events around the time of the initial communications about the concern from FDA in 2008. In the FDA's self-conducted data analysis in comparison to their received case reports which were dependent o...

Montelukast Generic name: montelukast [ mon-te-LOO-kast] Brand name: Dosage forms: oral granule, oral tablet, oral chewable tablet Drug class: Medically reviewed by • • • • • • What is montelukast? Montelukast helps to reduce inflammation and may be used to prevent Montelukast is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (a narrowing of the air passages in the lungs due to exercise that is also known as exercise-induced asthma) in adults and children who are at least 6 years old. For adults and children at least 2 years old with symptoms of seasonal or year-round (perennial) If you already take montelukast regularly to prevent asthma or allergy symptoms, do not take an extra dose to treat exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. Montelukast is not a fast-acting rescue medicine for asthma attacks and needs to be taken daily to work properly. Montelukast was FDA approved in 1998. Warnings Related/similar drugs Before taking this medicine You should not use montelukast if you are allergic to it. Tell your doctor if you have ever had: • mental illness or psychosis; or • asthma, or a history of severe allergic reaction (sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, wheezing, shortness of breath) after taking The chewable montelukast tablet may contain phenylalanine and could be harmful if you have Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Do not give this medicine to a child without a doctor's advice. (more detail) How should I take montelukast? Take montelukast exa...

Description and Brand Names Drug information provided by: US Brand Name • Singulair Descriptions Montelukast is used to treat and prevent asthma. It will decrease the symptoms and the number of acute asthma attacks. However, this medicine should not be used to relieve an asthma attack that has already started. This medicine is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) and treat symptoms of allergic rhinitis (hay fever), including seasonal (short-term) or perennial (long-term) allergic rhinitis, such as sneezing, runny nose, itching, or wheezing.

Montelukast oral tablet is a generic prescription drug. It’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to: • treat • help prevent short-term • reduce symptoms of See the Drug details Montelukast belongs to a class of drugs called leukotriene receptor antagonists. Another term for this drug class is Montelukast oral tablets should be swallowed. The tablets come in one strength of 10 milligrams (mg). They’re approved for use in adults as well as adolescents ages 15 years and older. Your prescription label might refer to montelukast as “montelukast sodium.” These names refer to the same drug. Sodium is an inactive ingredient that allows montelukast to dissolve and be absorbed into your body. Montelukast oral tablets don’t contain a significant amount of sodium. Note: Montelukast also comes in other forms that are taken orally (by mouth), specifically chewable tablets and oral granules. (Oral granules are a powder that can be swallowed, and can also be mixed into certain soft foods or liquids before swallowing.) Montelukast chewable tablets and oral granules come in strengths that are approved for use in younger adolescents and children. This article only addresses the 10-mg oral tablet form of montelukast. For information about montelukast’s other forms, talk with your doctor or pharmacist. Brand-name versions Montelukast oral tablet is the generic version of the brand-name drug Effectiveness For information about the effectiveness of montelukast oral tablets, see th...

Read the Take this medication by If you are using the chewable tablets, chew them thoroughly before swallowing. If your child cannot safely chew and swallow them, consult the doctor or pharmacist for advice. Take this medication at the same time each day. If you are taking this medication for If you are taking this medication to prevent Do not increase or decrease your dose or stop using this medication without consulting your doctor. Continue to use this medication regularly to keep your asthma under control, even during sudden Get medical help right away if your See also Warning section. Remember that this Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: numbness/tingling/shooting pain in the arms or legs, A very serious This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or In the US - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch. In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345. Before taking Before using this drug, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: Before having surgery, tell your doctor or The chewable tablets may contain aspartame. If you have phenylketonuria (PKU) or any other condition that requires you to limit/avoid aspartame (or During pregnancy, this medication s...

This medicine comes with a patient information insert. Read and follow the instructions in the insert carefully. Ask your doctor if you have any questions. Montelukast is used to prevent asthma attacks. It is not used to relieve an attack that has already started. For relief of an asthma attack that has already started, you should use another inhaled medicine. If you do not have an inhaled medicine to use for an attack, or if you have any questions about this, check with your doctor. To work properly, montelukast must be taken at the same time each day, even if your asthma seems better. You may take this medicine with or without food. For patients taking the oral granules: • Open the packet until you are ready to use it. • The oral granules may either be swallowed whole, or dissolved in 1 teaspoonful (5 mL) of cold or room temperature baby formula or breast milk, or mixed with a spoonful of soft food, such as applesauce, carrots, rice, or ice cream. The oral granules should not be chewed. Do not mix this medicine with any other liquid other than baby formula or breast milk. • The mixed medicine must be given within 15 minutes and must not be stored for future use. Dosing The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medici...

Montelukast Tablets Generic name: Montelukast Tablets [ mon-te-LOO-kast] Brand name: Drug class: • • • • • • Uses of Montelukast Tablets: • It is used to ease allergy signs. • It is used to prevent breathing problems that happen with exercise. • It is used to treat or prevent • It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor. For breathing problems: • This medicine is not to be used to treat intense flare-ups of shortness of breath. Use a rescue inhaler. Talk with the doctor. What do I need to tell my doctor BEFORE I take Montelukast Tablets? • If you are allergic to this medicine ( This medicine may interact with other drugs or health problems. Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, Related/similar drugs What are some things I need to know or do while I take Montelukast Tablets? For all uses of this medicine (montelukast tablets): • Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine (montelukast tablets). This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists. • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan on getting pregnant, or are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks to you and the baby. For breathing problems: • Call your doctor right away if your breathing problems get worse, if your rescue inhaler does not work as well, or if you need to use your rescue inhaler more often. • If you take this medicine (montelukast tablets) for asthma or allergy, ...