Montelukast Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Singulair
What is Montelukast?
Montelukast is in a class of medications called leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs). It works by blocking the action of substances in the body that cause the symptoms of asthma and allergies.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Asthma | 72 |
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17 | ||
| Allergies | 50 |
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8 | |
| Other | 45 |
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7 | |||
| General health | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Breathing difficulty | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Seasonal allergies | 3 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Expense
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8 | 30% |
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Did not seem to work
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6 | 22% |
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Other
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6 | 22% |
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 11% |
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Side effects too severe
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3 | 11% |
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 11% |
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Personal research
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1 | 4% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- dbrister
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- dbrister
- 10 mg daily
- since Sep 04, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- Nyrsaeans
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 3
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 32 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Moderate
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- Nyrsaeans
- 10 mg daily
- since Sep 30, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I really like this drug. It really works for me. I could see the change in my asthma ad allergies in about two or three days of taking it. See full evaluation
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- thjuland
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- thjuland
- 10 mg daily
- since Nov 07, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips It's less effective than Primatene tablets, but without the jitters. See full evaluation
See all 29 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.