You may pour all of the granules directly from the packet into your child's mouth to be swallowed immediately. You may also pour the entire packet of granules onto a clean spoon and place the spoonful of medication in your child's mouth.
If you prefer, you may mix the entire packet of granules in 1 teaspoon 5 mL of cold or room temperature baby formula, breast milk, applesauce, soft carrots, ice cream, or rice. You should not mix the granules with any other foods or liquids, but your child may drink any liquid right after he or she takes the granules. If you mix the granules with one of the allowed foods or drinks, use the mixtures within 15 minutes. Do not store unused mixtures of food, formula, or breast milk and the medication.
Do not use montelukast to treat a sudden attack of asthma symptoms. Your doctor will prescribe a short-acting inhaler to use during attacks. Talk to your doctor about how to treat symptoms of a sudden asthma attack. If your asthma symptoms get worse or if you have asthma attacks more often, be sure to call your doctor.
If you are taking montelukast to treat asthma, continue to take or use all other medications that your doctor has prescribed to treat your asthma. Do not stop taking any of your medications or change the doses of any of your medications unless your doctor tells you that you should.
If your asthma is made worse by aspirin, do not take aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs during your treatment with montelukast. Montelukast controls the symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis but does not cure these conditions. Continue to take montelukast even if you feel well. Do not stop taking montelukast without talking to your doctor.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Do not take more than one dose of montelukast in a 24 hour period.
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What is montelukast and how can it help me? These may include: agitation, including aggressive behavior or hostility attention problems bad or vivid dreams depression disorientation or confusion feeling anxious hallucinations seeing or hearing things that are not really there irritability.
What should health care professionals do? What did FDA find? What is my risk? How do I report side effects from montelukast? Facts about Montelukast. It is a prescription medicine approved to prevent asthma attacks and for the long-term treatment of asthma in adults and children 1 year and older. It is approved to prevent exercise-induced asthma in patients 6 years and older.
Montelukast is also approved to control the symptoms of allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, such as sneezing, stuffy nose, runny nose, and itching of the nose.
It is used to treat seasonal outdoor allergies in patients 2 years and older, and year-round indoor allergies in patients 6 months and older. Montelukast blocks substances in the body called leukotrienes to help improve symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis. Montelukast is marketed under the brand name Singulair and as generics.
It is available as tablets, chewable tablets, and oral granules. Common side effects of montelukast include upper respiratory infection, fever, headache, sore throat, cough, stomach pain, diarrhea, earache or ear infection, flu, runny nose, and sinus infection. In , approximately 9. Of these, approximately 2. FDA is requiring a Boxed Warning stating that serious mental health side effects that may include suicidal thoughts or actions have been reported in patients taking the asthma and allergy medicine montelukast Singulair.
Most reported cases occurred during montelukast treatment, but some occurred after stopping the medicine. In many cases, symptoms resolved after stopping montelukast; however, in some cases symptoms continued after stopping. Serious mental health side effects have occurred in patients with and without a history of mental illness. Talk with your health care professional about the benefits and risks of montelukast, as many other safe and effective allergy medicines are widely available, including over-the-counter ones, without a prescription.
Alternatively, allergen immunotherapy, also known as allergy shots, has been shown to decrease symptoms of allergic rhinitis. A pharmacist or other health care professional can help you decide which might be best. Stop taking montelukast and notify a health care professional right away if you or your child experience behavior or mood-related changes while taking the medicine.
A generic drug is an exact copy of the active drug in a brand-name medication. Singulair is the brand-name medication that montelukast oral tablets are based on. A generic is considered to be as safe and effective as the original drug. Generics tend to cost less than brand-name drugs. They can tell you if Singulair can be used for your condition. To learn more about how generics compare with brand-name drugs, see this article. Montelukast oral tablets can cause mild and serious side effects.
The following lists contain some of the key side effects that may occur while taking montelukast oral tablets. These lists do not include all possible side effects. For more information about the possible side effects of montelukast oral tablets, talk with your doctor or pharmacist. They can give you tips on how to manage any side effects that may be concerning or bothersome.
Most of these side effects may go away within a few days or a couple of weeks. Call your doctor right away if you have serious side effects. Montelukast oral tablets are approved for use in adults as well as adolescents ages 15 years and older.
The side effects in adolescents are expected to be the same as the side effects in adults. Note: Other forms of montelukast are approved for use in younger children.
This article only addresses the oral tablet form of montelukast. The drug has a boxed warning about this side effect. This is the most serious warning from the FDA. A boxed warning alerts doctors and patients about drug effects that may be dangerous.
These problems have occurred:. Because of these possible side effects, montelukast oral tablets should only be used when the benefits of treatment outweigh these risks. Your doctor will likely have you stop taking montelukast. They may also suggest immediate treatment for this side effect, depending on your symptoms.
Healthcare professionals are always available and willing to help you get the care you need. Sleep problems have occurred in people taking montelukast oral tablets.
They may suggest ways to reduce this side effect. Or, they may have you stop montelukast and may suggest a different treatment option.
Mild and serious liver problems are possible side effects of montelukast oral tablets. In clinical studies , mild liver issues included changes in liver enzyme levels on blood tests, such as elevated liver enzyme levels. But there have been rare reports of serious liver problems in people taking the drug since it was approved.
Examples include liver cell damage and cholestatic hepatitis. This can lead to inflammation swelling and damage of your liver. Most people who reported serious liver issues had underlying conditions that increased their risk for liver disease. These conditions included excessive alcohol use or other forms of hepatitis liver inflammation. If you develop these symptoms during montelukast treatment, talk with your doctor.
Depending on how severe your liver problems are, they may recommend urgent treatment in a hospital, or they may monitor you using blood tests.
As with most drugs, some people can have an allergic reaction after taking montelukast oral tablets. A more severe allergic reaction is rare but possible. Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction can include:.
Call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction to montelukast oral tablets, as the reaction could become severe. The following information describes dosages that are commonly used or recommended. But be sure to take the dosage your doctor prescribes for you.
Your doctor will determine the best dosage to fit your needs. Note: Montelukast also comes in other forms: chewable tablets and oral granules. This article only addresses the mg oral tablet form.
This should be taken at about the same time each day. This is the dosage for adults as well as adolescents age 15 years and older. This once-daily dosage for allergies applies for both seasonal allergic rhinitis and perennial allergic rhinitis. With seasonal allergic rhinitis, allergy symptoms occur only during certain seasons most commonly spring, summer, or early fall. And with perennial allergic rhinitis, allergy symptoms occur year-round, possibly every day.
This is the dosage for adults and adolescents ages 15 years and older. Note: The manufacturer of montelukast oral tablets recommends taking the drug in the evening to treat asthma. Make sure to take your dose at the time of day recommended by your doctor. This is the dosage for adults as well as adolescents ages 15 years and older.
And if you already take montelukast oral tablet once daily for asthma or allergies, you should not take an extra dose before exercising. Your doctor may prescribe montelukast oral tablets to treat both conditions. The usual dosage for adolescents ages 15 years and older is the same as it is for adults: one mg tablet once per day.
Note: Montelukast also comes in other forms, including chewable tablets and oral granules. If you miss a dose of montelukast oral tablets, you should skip the missed dose. Just take your next dose at your regular time. This can include setting an alarm or downloading a reminder app. A kitchen timer can work, too. Montelukast oral tablets are meant to be used as a long-term treatment. The Food and Drug Administration FDA approves prescription drugs such as montelukast oral tablets to treat certain conditions.
Montelukast oral tablets may also be used off-label for other conditions. Allergic rhinitis may also be called hay fever.
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