Antaluk Tablet
Tablet
United Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Generic:
Montelukast SodiumWeight:
10 mgbest Price:
৳ 15.00Generic
Montelukast Sodium
Pharmacology
Montelukast is a selective and orally active leukotriene receptor antagonist that inhibits the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (CysLT1). The cysteinyl leukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4, LTE4) 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.
Dosage Administration
Adults & adolescents (15 years & older)- Asthma & Allergic Rhinitis: 10 mg/day Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction: 10 mg/day Pediatric patients (6 to 14 years)- Asthma & Allergic Rhinitis: 5 mg/day Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction: 5 mg/day Pediatric patients (6 months to 5 years)- Asthma & Allergic Rhinitis: 4 mg/day Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction: Not recommended Patients with both asthma and allergic rhinitis should take only one dose daily in the evening. For prevention of Acute prevention of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction, a single dose should be taken at least 2 hours before exercise.
Side Effects
With medicine: No dose adjustment is needed when montelukast is co-administered with theophylline, prednisone, prednisolone, terfenadine, digoxin, warfarin, gemfibrozil, itraconazole, thyroid hormones, sedative-hypnotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, benzodiazepines, decongestants, oral contraceptives, and Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme inducers. With food and others: Bioavailability and other conditions were not significantly observed with food & other conditions.
Pregnancy And Lactation
Montelukast is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to any component of this product.
Therapeutic
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.
Storage Conditions
There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Montelukast should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed. Montelukast is excreted in breast milk. So caution should be exercised when Montelukast is given to a nursing mother.
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