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Urgent warning over common drug prescribed to Australians that could increase the risk of suicide
23 Jan 2025 02:34 GMT
… Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at … different medication.';
Given as a daily pill, montelukast … the usual treatment.
Controversy surrounding the drug and … product label for Singulair contains appropriate information regarding Singulair benefits, risks …
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Why a common asthma drug will now carry extra safety warnings about depression
22 Jan 2025 05:08 GMT
… Asthakast, Lukafast, Montelair and Singulair. It’s used to manage … data from 157 clinical trials involving more than 20, … have been filled under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Overall, we … doctor who can discuss the risks and benefits of the medication …
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Montelukast oral tablet interactions: Alcohol, medications, and other factors
02 Jan 2025 17:05 GMT
… with other treatments
Montelukast is available as the brand-name drug Singulair.
An … it exactly as your doctor prescribes.
Disclaimer: Medical News Today has made … your doctor or another healthcare professional before taking any medication. The drug …
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Popular Asthma medication Singulair linked to mental health side effects
13 Dec 2024 23:03 GMT
… Medication has been linked to side effects impacting mental health. The drug Singulair … is typically prescribed to patients with allergies or asthma.
The medication … common for children taking the medication.
“In children, night terrors have …
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New black box warning for popular children's asthma medication
03 Dec 2024 21:13 GMT
… effects of the drug montelukast, marketed as Singulair.
The medication comes in chewable … suicides.
Anyone - including patients, doctors or family members - can … have been working with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the …
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Asthma drug, available in Morocco, raises worldwide suicide concerns
01 Dec 2024 16:11 GMT
… asthma under the brand name Singulair and sold in Morocco, … are issued annually, the drug is typically prescribed when … previous warnings, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency … side effects.
While the drug remains widely used, with …
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Urgent 'suicide' warning over common asthma drug - especially for children
28 Nov 2024 18:05 GMT
… a link between the drug and psychiatric conditions. The … UK. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency … with every pack of montelukast (Singulair) in the UK, reminding … reactions) associated with the treatment," it stated last April …
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I'm a pharmacist... here's 4 common drugs I'm scared to prescribe because the side effects are so bad
28 Nov 2024 15:01 GMT
… medication was found to cause suicidal thoughts.
That drug, called Singulair … in the drug';s trials experienced nausea, … heroin or pills that have been … drugs.
Pharmacists join doctors and nurses in carefully evaluating the patient before starting treatment …
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Suicide warning for common drug after research shows the pill can warp the brain
28 Nov 2024 14:05 GMT
… as a daily pill montelukast works by blocking … by the usual treatment.
Controversy surrounding the drug — and … UK's drugs regulator, The Medicines and Healthcare products … pharmaceutical company Merck.
Organon, a Merck spinoff that now markets Singulair, …
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Warning of ‘suicide risk’ from commonly prescribed drug – and kids may be more at risk
28 Nov 2024 07:15 GMT
… the asthma drug.
Montelukast - also known as Singulair - … , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports.
The drug has also been … However, the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory … unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
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