Singulair 10mg
Singulair 10mg comes in the form of rounded-square shaped, beige colored, film-coated tablets. Singulair is used as the most preferred treatment to treat mild to moderate asthma by decreasing the symptoms of asthma attacks. Singulair has the active ingredient known as montelukast, which is medically distinguished as a leukotriene receptor antagonist. In simple words, Singulair acts as a resistant barrier nullifying the action of leukotrienes or chemicals that are released from the lungs, when a person comes in contact with an allergen such as pollen or dust. Due to the blocking of leukotrienes, the medicine efficiently prevents inflammation and constriction of the airways and prevents asthma attacks. Excess mucus production is also brought in control and even stopped due to the medicine. There are some people who can also get asthma due to exercise; in such cases also Singulair 10 mg has been found to be useful.
Doctors say that Singulair should be taken regularly so that asthma attacks could be prevented. You should continue taking it even when the symptoms are well under control. Singulair 10 mg has also been found to be effective for nasal blockage and hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis). Leukotrienes are also released from the nasal passages when people who suffer from seasonal allergies like hayfever are exposed to an environment which has allergens like pollen. The leukotrienes can add to the hayfever symptoms and result in blocked or itchy nose. Singulair’s vital component montelukast can block the leukotrienes in the nose and relieve hay fever symptoms as well.
Singulair 10mg tablets is prescribed for adults who are aged 15 and older. Doctors recommend that the patient should take the medicine, once a day, preferably in the evening. If you notice that your asthma has improved after taking the medicine, you should neither stop this medicine or the corticosteroid inhalers or tablets that the doctor has given. In fact, you should not take the decision of stopping any of the asthma medicines on your own accord; the doctor is the best person to judge the situation and decide what could work best for you. You should however let the doctor know about any medication including alternative medicine that you are already taking before taking Singulair. Also let the doctors know if you are pregnant or breast feeding; so far there has not been any study that can conclusively prove that Singulair can harm the unborn child or the nursing baby.