[BULK] RE: Re: Singulair Approved for Exercise-Induced Asthma

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Char

There are three pills that are know as leukotriene modulators.

Singulair is the most popular and known. The other two are Zyflo,

Accolate.

Ask your doctor if he/she has any samples.

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> > What was singulair used for prior to this? wasn't it for asthma

and

> > allergies before also?

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> > From: asthma [mailto:asthma ] On

> Behalf Of

> > Matt Anders, RRT, AE-C

> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 3:05 PM

> > To: asthma

> > Subject: Singulair Approved for Exercise-Induced Asthma

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> > WEDNESDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug

> > Administration has approved the Merck asthma and allergy drug

> Singulair

> > (montelukast sodium) for people aged 15 and older who

experience

> asthma

> > symptoms during exercise, the company said Wednesday.

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> > Symptoms of the condition, medically known as exercise-induced

> > bronchoconstriction, include shortness of breath, coughing,

> wheezing and

> > chest tightness.

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> > In clinical testing involving 160 people, those who took a 10-

> milligram dose

> > of Singulair two hours before exercise showed a significant

> reduction in

> > symptoms compared with those who took a placebo, Merck said in

a

> statement.

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> > People who already take Singulair daily for other reasons,

> including chronic

> > asthma, should never take an additional dose before exercise,

the

> company

> > warned.

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> > Side effects reported during clinical testing included

headache, ear

> > infection, sore throat and upper respiratory infection.

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> > Singulair is already approved to treat asthma in people 1 year

and

> older,

> > and for seasonal allergy symptoms in adults and children 2

years

> and older.

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> > Full story Click

> > <http://health.msn.com/centers/asthma/articlepage.aspx?cp-

> documentid=1001615

> > 06> here

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