Montelukast Sodium

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Leukotriene receptor antagonists

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Dosage & Administration ⚠️ Contraindications ⚡ Side Effects & Adverse Reactions 🛡️ Warnings & Precautions 🔬 Pharmacology & Mechanism

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📖 Official Clinical Monograph

DGDA Approved Prescribing Guidelines

📋 Indications & Uses

Aeron is indicated for:
Prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma
Acute prevention of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB)
Relief of symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis (AR): Seasonal & Perennial Allergic Rhinitis

Dosage & Administration

Adults and adolescents with asthma or seasonal allergic rhinitis:
The dosage for adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older
: Montelukast 10 mg tablet once daily.
Pediatric patients with asthma or seasonal allergic rhinitis:
The dosage for pediatric patients 6 to 14 years of age
: Montelukast 5 mg tablet once daily.
The dosage for pediatric patients 2 years to 5 years of age
: Montelukast 4 mg tablet once daily.
The dosage for pediatric patients 6 months to 5 years of age
: Montelukast 4 mg oral granules once daily. This can be administered either directly in the mouth, or mixed with a spoonful of cold water or soft food at room temperature
Use in the pediatric patient
: The safety and efficacy of Montelukast have been established in adequate and well-controlled studies in pediatric patients with asthma 6 months to 14 years of age. Safety and efficacy profiles in this age group are similar to those seen in adults.
Hepatic Insufficiency
: No dosage adjustment is required in patients with mild-to-moderate hepatic insufficiency.
Renal Insufficiency
: No dosage adjustment is recommended in patients with renal insufficiency.
Elderly use
: The pharmacokinetic profile and the oral bioavailability of a single 10-mg oral dose of montelukast are similar in elderly and younger adults. The plasma half-life of montelukast is slightly longer in the elderly. No dosage adjustment in the elderly is required.

⚠️ Contraindications

Montelukast is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to any component of this product.

⚡ Side Effects & Adverse Reactions

Common
: Diarrhoea, fever, gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, nausea, vomiting, skin reactions, upper respiratory tract infection.
Uncommon
: Akathisia, anxiety, arthralgia, asthenia, abnormal behavior, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, haemorrhage, irritability, malaise, muscle complaints, oedema, seizure, abnormal sensation, sleep disorders.
Rare
: Angioedema, concentration impaired, disorientation, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, erythema nodosum, hallucination, hepatic disorders, memory loss, palpitations, pulmonary eosinophilia, suicidal tendencies, tremor.

🛡️ Warnings & Precautions

Aeron is not indicated for use in the reversal of bronchospasm in acute asthma attacks, including status asthmaticus. Patients should be advised to have appropriate rescue medication available. Therapy with Aeron can be continued during acute exacerbations of asthma. While the dose of inhaled corticosteroid may be reduced gradually under medical supervision, Aeron should not be abruptly substituted for inhaled or oral corticosteroids. Aeron should not be used as monotherapy for the treatment and management of exercise induced bronchospasm. Patients with known aspirin sensitivity should continue avoidance of aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents while taking Aeron. Although Aeron is effective in improving airway function in asthmatics with documented aspirin sensitivity, it has not been shown to truncate bronchoconstrictor response to aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in aspirin-sensitive asthmatic patients.

🔬 Pharmacology & Mechanism

Montelukast is a selective and orally active leukotriene receptor antagonist that inhibits the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (CysLT
1
). The cysteinyl leukotrienes (LTC
4
, LTD
4
, LTE
4
) are products of arachidonic acid metabolism and are released from various cells, including mast cells and eosinophils. Cysteinyl leukotrienes and leukotriene receptor occupation have been correlated with the pathophysiology of asthma & allergic rhinitis, including airway edema, smooth muscle contraction, and altered cellular activity associated with the inflammatory process, which contribute to the signs and symptoms of asthma.

Montelukast Sodium

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