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SINGULAIR is a prescription medicine used to prevent asthma attacks and for long-term treatment of asthma in adults and children 12 months and older.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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SINGULAIR may cause serious side effects. Behavior and mood-related changes have been reported: agitation including aggressive behavior or hostility, bad or vivid dreams, depression, disorientation (confusion), feeling anxious, hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not really there), irritability, restlessness, sleepwalking, suicidal thoughts and actions (including suicide), tremor, and trouble sleeping. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have, or your child has, any of these symptoms while taking SINGULAIR.
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ABOUT ASTHMA
Asthma is a chronic disease (one that cannot be cured).
Even when you have no symptoms, the underlying condition is there. Asthma affects everyone differently when it comes to what symptoms they get, how often it occurs, and how severe it is. Some people may have symptoms every day, and some every week. Learning more about asthma can help you manage your asthma.
See how asthma affects your airways.
LIVING WITH ASTHMA
You may be able to do more of the things you enjoy by managing your asthma and knowing the facts. Below are some steps you can take to help reduce symptoms of asthma in adults and children:
- Keep pets out of the bedroom by leaving the door closed.
- Remove upholstered furniture and carpets that may collect animal dander and dust mites (or vacuum furniture and carpets once or twice a week).
- Wash bedding once a week in hot water (+130°F) to kill dust mites.
- Avoid exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Put away open containers of food and garbage that may attract cockroaches.
- Close windows during warm weather and turn on the air conditioner to control humidity.
- Try an indoor air cleaner to reduce animal dander, mold spores, and tobacco smoke.
- Avoid outdoor activities when air pollution and pollen levels are high.
- Eliminate foods that may contain sulfites (for example, processed potatoes, shrimp, dried fruit).
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- You or your child should not take SINGULAIR for relief right away from a sudden asthma attack. Always have your or your child's rescue inhaler medicine with you for asthma attacks. Tell your healthcare provider right away if your or your child's asthma symptoms get worse or if you need, or your child needs, to use rescue inhaler medicine more often for asthma attacks.
- The most common side effects with SINGULAIR include upper respiratory infection, fever, headache, sore throat, cough, stomach pain, diarrhea, earache or ear infection, flu, runny nose, and sinus infection.
- Parents or guardians of a child with phenylketonuria: Note that cherry chewable tablets contain phenylalanine, a component of aspartame.
- SINGULAIR should not be taken by people who are sensitive to any of its ingredients.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please read the Patient Information and discuss it with your healthcare provider.
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