Tablet for SINGULAIR
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck and Co., Inc.

ONCE-A-DAY SINGULAIR

SINGULAIR is easy to take. You simply take 1 pill once a day in the evening. And you can take it with or without food. As with most asthma controller medicines, SINGULAIR must be taken every day for as long as the doctor prescribes, whether or not you have asthma symptoms.

SINGULAIR is not a steroid.

SINGULAIR comes in 4 easy-to-take forms:

Oral Granules 4-mg Cherry Chewable Tablet 5-mg Cherry Chewable Tablet 10-mg Tablet
  1. A 4-mg oral granules packet (for children 12–23 months old)
  2. A 4-mg cherry chewable tablet (for children 2–5 years old)
  3. A 5-mg cherry chewable tablet (for children 6–14 years old)
  4. A 10-mg tablet that you swallow whole (for adults and adolescents 15 years and older)

Tablets and packet may not be shown at actual size.

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • SINGULAIR should not be taken by people who are sensitive to any of its ingredients.
  • Parents or guardians of a child with phenylketonuria: Note that cherry chewable tablets contain phenylalanine, a component of aspartame.

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 doctor. The physician Prescribing Information also is available.

SINGULAIR is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of  Merck & Co., Inc.
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