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FACTS ABOUT MONTELUKAST (SINGULAIR)
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Quick facts YOU Need to Know
Montelukast, brand names Singulair®
Montelukast is in a class of drugs called leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs).
Montelukast is FDA-approved for:
- Ashma
- Allergies
- Montelukast is used to prevent wheezing, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, and coughing caused by asthma in adults and children 12 months of age and older.
- Montelukast is also used to prevent bronchospasm (breathing difficulties) during exercise in adults and children 6 years of age and older.
- Montelukast is also used to treat the symptoms of seasonal (occurs only at certain times of the year), allergic rhinitis (a condition associated with sneezing and stuffy, runny or itchy nose) in adults and children 2 years of age and older, and perennial (occurs all year round) allergic rhinitis in adults and children 6 months of age and older.
- Montelukast should be used to treat seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis only in adults and children who cannot be treated with other medications.
Singulair Box Warning
WARNING: SERIOUS NEUROPSYCHIATRIC EVENTS
See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning.
- Serious neuropsychiatric events have been reported in patients
taking SINGULAIR (5.1). - Discuss benefits and risks of SINGULAIR with patients and
caregivers (5.1).
• Monitor for neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients taking
SINGULAIR (5.1). - Discontinue SINGULAIR immediately if neuropsychiatric
symptoms occur (5.1). - Because the benefits of SINGULAIR may not outweigh the
potential risk of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with
allergic rhinitis, reserve use for patients who have an
inadequate response or intolerance to alternative therapies
(1.3, 5.1).
IMPORTANT WARNING:
Montelukast may cause serious or life-threatening mental health changes while you are taking this medication or after treatment has stopped. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had any type of mental illness. However, you should know that it is possible to develop these changes in mental health and behavior even if you have never had any mental health problems in the past. You should call your doctor right away and stop taking montelukast if you experience any of the following symptoms: agitation, aggressive behavior, anxiety, irritability, difficulty paying attention, memory loss or forgetfulness, confusion, unusual dreams, hallucinations (seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist), repeating thoughts that you cannot control, depression, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, restlessness, sleep walking, suicidal thoughts or actions (thinking about harming or killing yourself or planning or trying to do so), or tremor (uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body). Be sure that your family or caregiver knows which symptoms may be serious so they can call the doctor if you are unable to seek treatment on your own.
Possible side effects of :
- headache
- heartburn
- stomach pain
- tiredness
- diarrhea
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms or those listed in the IMPORTANT WARNINGS, call your healthcare provider immediately:
- difficulty breathing or swallowing
- swelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, or eyes
- hoarseness
- itching
- rash
- hives
- blistering, peeling or shedding skin
- flu-like symptoms
- pins and needles or numbness in the arms or legs
- pain and swelling of the sinuses
- ear pain
- fever (in children)
Montelukast may cause other side effects. Call you doctor with any unusual problems.
Before taking Montelukast (Singulair®)
- Tell your healthcare prescriber and pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamin, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take.
- Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding
- Tell you doctor if you have or have had liver disease
- Tell if you have phenylketonuria (PKU)
This is not a complete list of precautions.
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Sources used:
- MedlinePlus, Montelukast, accessed March 21, 2024.
- US Food & Drug, Box Warning for Montelukast, accessed March 21, 2024.
- Merck Medication Guide, Montelukast, accessed March 21, 2024.
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