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 | 28 |
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3 | |||
| Other | 23 |
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4 | |||
| Allergies | 15 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 4 | 0 | |||||
| severe itching | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Expense
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4 | 40% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 20% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 20% |
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Personal research
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1 | 10% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 10% |
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Other
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1 | 10% |
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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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- 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
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- bbrown5123
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: severe
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: severe
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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- bbrown5123
- 10 mg daily
- since Jan 04, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Asthma
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 8 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.