SINGULAIR 4MG GRANULES 28

SINGULAIR 4MG GRANULES 28
Product Description
 
SINGULAIR PAEDIATRIC 4 mg GRANULES
Package leaflet: Information for the user
Singulair® Paediatric 4 mg Granules
montelukast
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you give this medicine to your child because it contains important information.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed for your child only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as your child’s.
If your child gets any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
What is in this leaflet
1. What Singulair Paediatric is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before your child takes Singulair Paediatric
3. How to take Singulair Paediatric
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Singulair Paediatric
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Singulair Paediatric is and what it is used for
What Singulair Paediatric is
Singulair Paediatric is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that blocks substances called leukotrienes.
How Singulair Paediatric works
Leukotrienes cause narrowing and swelling of airways in the lungs. By blocking leukotrienes, Singulair Paediatric improves asthma symptoms and helps control asthma.
When Singulair Paediatric should be used
Your doctor has prescribed Singulair Paediatric to treat your child’s asthma, preventing asthma symptoms during the day and night.
Singulair Paediatric is used for the treatment of 6 months to 5 year old patients who are not adequately controlled on their medication and need additional therapy.
Singulair Paediatric may also be used as an alternative treatment to inhaled corticosteroids for 2 to 5 year old patients who have not recently taken oral corticosteroids for their asthma and have shown that they are unable to use inhaled corticosteroids.
Singulair Paediatric also helps prevent the narrowing of airways triggered by exercise for patients 2 years of age and older.
Your doctor will determine how Singulair Paediatric should be used depending on the symptoms and severity of your child’s asthma.