Singulair 5 mg 14 chewable tablets
Merck
Merck
Tradename
Singulair
Composition
Each chewable tablet contains
Montelukast Sodium – 5 mg.
Auxiliary components: mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, red iron oxide, croscarmellose sodium, cherry flavor, aspartame, magnesium stearate.
Properties
Montelukast is a highly active drug that significantly improves inflammation in bronchial asthma. Blocks the development of bronchospasm, reduces the number of eosinophils in the respiratory tract and in the peripheral blood. Steroid free.
Indications
Prevention and long-term treatment of bronchial asthma in children from 6 to 14 years of age, to control the day and night symptoms of the disease; relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis in children from 6 to 14 years of age.
Treatment of allergic rhinitis in patients with bronchial asthma.
Mode of application
Children from 6 to 14 years: 1 chewable tablet of 5 mg once a day, in the evening. Take it 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. The therapeutic effect develops within the first day. Continue taking the drug even when asthma is under control, and also during periods when asthma gets worse. Do not use this medicine if you need immediate help with a sudden asthma attack.
Contraindications
Children under 6 years old; hypersensitivity to the components of the drug; phenylketonuria; pregnancy and lactation.
Precautions
It is not recommended to prescribe for the treatment of acute attacks of bronchial asthma. Patients should be instructed to always carry emergency medications for asthma attacks (short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists). For elderly patients, patients with renal insufficiency, as well as patients with mild or moderate hepatic dysfunction, and also depending on gender, special dose selection is not required.
Side effects
The drug is well tolerated. You may experience: dizziness, drowsiness, tiredness; increased tendency to bleeding; diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, pancreatitis; hepatitis; hypersensitivity reaction, itching, rash, urticaria; anxiety, depression, impaired attention, memory impairment, insomnia; heart palpitations; nosebleeds; arthralgia, myalgia, muscle cramps; swelling.
Storage
Keep out of the reach of children.
Packaging
The carton contains 2 blisters of 7 chewable tablets each, and paper instructions.