Sintair 4 Mg, 5Mg Chewable Tablets And 10 Mg Tablets 4 mg, 5mg, 10 mg Chewable tablet
Clinical Summary
Quick overview from the medicine insert
Indication
Prophylaxis and chronic treatment of atopic asthma.
Dosage (summary)
4 mg for 2-5 years, 5 mg for 6-14 years, 10 mg for 15 years and older, once daily in the evening.
Special Populations
- Elderly
- Renal impairment
- Hepatic impairment
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Not recommended during pregnancy or lactation; potential congenital defects reported.
Key Drug Interactions
- Phenobarbitone
- Gemfibrozil
- CYP inducers/inhibitors
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to montelukast
- Children under 2 years
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
Common side effects
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Upper respiratory infection
- Abnormal dreams
Counselling Points
- Take daily as prescribed
- Continue during asthma control
- Report neuropsychiatric symptoms
Serious warnings
- Not for acute asthma attacks
- Risk of neuropsychiatric events
- Eosinophilia risk
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