Is Singulair A Anti-inflammatory Or Antihistaminic?
What is the concern about Singulair (montelukast)?
Singulair is a major drug in asthma treatment – it is important to review recent developments and put these findings in perspective of overall asthma care for individual patients.
Singulair (montelukast)
Singulair (manufactured and marketed by Merck and Co.) is a drug of the so-called anti-leukotriene class that is used for control of symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever). It was initially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...
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