Singulair 10 mg 28 Tablet:
- Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that blocks a group of substances called leukotriene.
How does montelukast work:
- Leukotrienes cause narrowing and swelling of the airways in the lungs. By blocking leukotrienes, montelukast improves asthma symptoms and helps control asthma.
- Leukotrienes also cause allergy symptoms.
- Leukotriene blockade improves symptoms of seasonal allergies (also known as hay fever or seasonal allergic rhinitis).
Instructions for use:
- Always use this medication exactly as your doctor has told you to.
- Contact your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Montelukast should not be used with other medicines that contain the same active ingredient, montelukast.
- Montelukast should be taken even if the disease is under control, and during periods of worsening of the disease (asthma attacks).
Use of Montelukast in children ages 6 to 14 years:
- The dosage is determined by the doctor who adapts it for you or your child.
- The recommended dose for asthma and/or seasonal allergies is one 5 mg chewable tablet once a day.
- For asthma patients, take montelukast once daily in the evening.
- For patients with seasonal allergies, montelukast should be taken once daily as directed by your physician.
- This medication should be taken orally.
- 5 mg tablets should be chewed before swallowing.
- If the chewable tablet is taken with food, it should be taken 1 hour before or 2 hours after food.
Use of Montelukast for adults and adolescents over 15 years of age:
- The dosage is determined by the doctor who adjusts it for you.
- The recommended dose for asthma and/or seasonal allergies is one 10 mg tablet once a day.
- For asthma patients, take montelukast once daily in the evening.
- For patients with seasonal allergies, take montelukast once daily as directed by your doctor.
- This medication should be taken orally.
- The 10 mg tablets may be swallowed with a little water, and may be taken alone or with food.
If you forget to take montelukast or give montelukast to your child:
- Try taking or giving montelukast as prescribed. However, if you or your child misses a dose, simply continue to take the usual dose of one tablet daily.
- You should not take or give a double dose to replace the missed dose.
Warnings and precautions:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you or your child use montelukast:
- If your or your child's asthma or breathing gets worse, call your doctor right away.
- Montelukast tablets are not intended to treat severe asthma attacks.
- If a seizure occurs, follow the instructions given to you by your doctor.
- Always have your emergency medication on hand.
- It is important that you or your child take the medication as prescribed by your doctor.
- Montelukast should not be used in place of other asthma medications that your doctor has prescribed for you or your child.
- Any patient using asthma medication should be aware that if they develop a combination of symptoms including a flu-like sensation, tingling or numbness in the arms and legs, worsening lung symptoms and/or rash, they should contact their physician.
- You or your child should not take aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (also known as NSAIDs) if they worsen your asthma.
the components:
The active ingredient is available in different concentrations: 5 mg or 10 mg montelukast.