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Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets)

Montair (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) is a leukotriene receptor antagonist used for Prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma in patients 12 months of age and older, Acute prevention of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in patients 6 years of age and older and Relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis (AR): seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) in patients 2 years of age and older, and perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) in patients 6 months of age and older.

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Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets)

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  1. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) © The Swiss Pharmacy

  2. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Montair (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) is a leukotriene receptor antagonist used for Prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma in patients 12 months of age and older, Acute prevention of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in patients 6 years of age and older and Relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis (AR): seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) in patients 2 years of age and older, and perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) in patients 6 months of age and older. © The Swiss Pharmacy

  3. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Montair Tablets are manufactured by Cipla Limited, India in the strength of 4 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg. © The Swiss Pharmacy

  4. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Chemical Structure © The Swiss Pharmacy

  5. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) The active ingredient contained in Montair tablets is Montelukast Sodium. Each film coated Montair tablet contains Montelukast Sodium IP equivalent to Montelukast 4 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg. © The Swiss Pharmacy

  6. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Uses of Montair 4 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg Tablets: Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) is used to treat and prevent asthma in adults and pediatric patients 12 months of age and older. It will decrease the symptoms and the number of acute asthma attacks. However, this medicine should not be used to relieve an asthma attack that has already started. This medicine is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in patients 6 years of age and older. Montair is indicated in the relief of symptoms of symptoms of allergic rhinitis (hay fever), including seasonal (short-term) or perennial (long- term) allergic rhinitis, such as sneezing, runny nose, itching, or wheezing in patients 6 months of age and older. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  7. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Recommended Adult Dosage The dosage of Montair Tablets Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) is given below: Asthma: Asthma: Montair tablets should be taken once daily in the evening. The following doses are recommended: For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: one 10 mg tablet. For pediatric patients 6 to 14 years of age: one 5 mg chewable tablet. For pediatric patients 2 to 5 years of age: one 4 mg chewable tablet. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  8. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Recommended Adult Dosage The dosage of Montair Tablets Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) is given below: Exercise- Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB): Exercise- Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB): For prevention of Exercise- Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB), a single dose of Montair (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) should be taken at least 2 hours before exercise. The following doses are recommended: For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: one 10 mg tablet. For pediatric patients 6 to 14 years of age: one 5 mg chewable tablet. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  9. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Recommended Adult Dosage The dosage of Montair Tablets Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) is given below: Allergic Rhinitis: Allergic Rhinitis: For the treatment of Allergic Rhinitis, Montair should be taken once daily. Efficacy was demonstrated for seasonal allergic rhinitis when montelukast was administered in the morning or the evening without regard to time of food ingestion. The time of administration may be individualized to suit patient needs. The following doses for the treatment of symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis are recommended: For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: one 10 mg tablet. For pediatric patients 6 to 14 years of age: one 5 mg chewable tablet. For pediatric patients 2 to 5 years of age: one 4 mg chewable tablet © The Swiss Pharmacy

  10. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Recommended Adult Dosage The dosage of Montair Tablets Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) is given below: Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: The following doses for the treatment of symptoms of Perennial Allergic Rhinitis are recommended: For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: one 10 mg tablet. For pediatric patients 6 to 14 years of age: one 5-mg chewable tablet. Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis: Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis: Patients with both asthma and allergic rhinitis should take only one Montair dose daily in the evening URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  11. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Contraindications ➔Montair tablets are contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to Montelukast Sodium or any component of the tablet. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  12. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Storage Instructions Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) have to be stored at controlled room temperature i.e. from 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F) with excursions permitted between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F). Keep this as well as all other medicines away from children and pets. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  13. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Warnings Montair (Montelukast Sodium tablets) is not indicated for use in the reversal of bronchospasm in acute asthma attacks, including status asthmaticus. Patients should be advised to have appropriate rescue medication available. Therapy with Montelukast can be continued during acute exacerbations of asthma. Inhaled corticosteroid may be reduced gradually. Do not abruptly substitute Montair for inhaled or oral corticosteroids Patients with known aspirin sensitivity should continue to avoid aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents while taking Montair tablets. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  14. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Warnings Neuropsychiatric events have been reported in adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients taking Montelukast tablets. Post-marketing reports with montelukast use include agitation, aggressive behavior or hostility, anxiousness, depression, disorientation, dream abnormalities, hallucinations, insomnia, irritability, memory impairment, restlessness, somnambulism, suicidal thinking and behavior (including suicide), tic, and tremor. Systemic eosinophilia, sometimes presenting with clinical features of vasculitis consistent with Churg-Strauss syndrome, has been reported. These events usually, but not always, have been associated with the reduction of oral corticosteroid therapy. Inform patients with phenylketonuria that the 4-mg and 5-mg chewable tablets contain phenylalanine. © The Swiss Pharmacy

  15. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Possible Side Effects Most common Montelukast Sodium (Montair tablets) side effects with an incidence rate of 5% or more and greater than placebo listed in descending order of frequency: upper respiratory infection, fever, headache, pharyngitis, cough, abdominal pain, diarrhea, otitis media, influenza, rhinorrhea, sinusitis, otitis. In placebo-controlled clinical trials, the following adverse experiences reported with montelukast sodium occurred in greater than or equal to 1% of patients and at an incidence greater than that in patients treated with placebo: Pain, abdominal, Asthenia/fatigue, Fever, Trauma, Dyspepsia, Pain(dental), Gastroenteritis (infectious), Headache, Dizziness, Influenza,Cough, Congestion, nasal, Rash, ALT increased, AST increased and Pyuria. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  16. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Overdosage In chronic asthma studies, Montelukast Sodium (Montair tablets) has been administered at doses up to 200 mg/day to adult patients for 22 weeks and, in short-term studies, up to 900 mg/day to patients for approximately a week without clinically important adverse experiences. Reports of acute overdosage in post-marketing experience and clinical studies with montelukast sodium indicate that there were no adverse experiences in the majority of overdosage reports. The most frequently occurring adverse experiences were consistent with the safety profile of montelukast sodium and included abdominal pain, somnolence, thirst, headache, vomiting and psychomotor hyperactivity. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  17. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Overdosage No specific information is available on the treatment of overdosage with Montelukast Sodium (Montair tablets). In the event of overdose, it is reasonable to employ the usual supportive measures; e.g., remove unabsorbed material from the gastrointestinal tract, employ clinical monitoring, and institute supportive therapy, if required. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

  18. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Montair Tablets During Pregnancy Montelukast Sodium (Montair tablets) has been classified by the US FDA as Pregnancy Category B. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, Montelukast Sodium (Montair tablets) should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed. No teratogenicity was observed in rats and rabbits at doses approximately 100 and 110 times, respectively, the maximum recommended daily oral dose in adults based on AUCs. During worldwide marketing experience, congenital limb defects have been rarely reported in the offspring of women being treated with Montelukast Sodium during pregnancy. Most of these women were also taking other asthma medications during their pregnancy. A causal relationship between these events and Montelukast Sodium tablets has not been established. © The Swiss Pharmacy

  19. Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) Montair Tablets Montair Tablets (Generic Montelukast Sodium Tablets) are manufactured by Cipla Limited, India. URL: URL: https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html https://www.theswisspharmacy.com/product_info.php?info=p9575_Montelukast-Sodium-Tablets.html © The Swiss Pharmacy

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