What is SINGULAIR® (montelukast sodium)?

ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT SINGULAIR.

Your doctor can help you determine if your asthma may not be under control. Be sure to talk about your symptoms and feelings as openly and honestly as possible. Together, you can work toward an asthma management plan that best fits your needs.

Talk with your doctor about:

  • How often you have to use your fast-acting inhaler
  • How often you are having asthma symptoms
  • Whether your asthma symptoms are keeping you from joining in life’s activities
  • Whether it is time to use a daily controller medicine for asthma to help prevent your asthma symptoms before they start

Questions to ask your doctor:

  1. Am I using my fast-acting inhaler too often?
  2. Is my asthma as well controlled as it could be?
  3. Do I need a daily controller medicine that can help prevent my asthma symptoms before they start?
  4. Is SINGULAIR right for me?

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Questions for parents of children with asthma


IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (continued)

  • 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.
  • 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.
The physician Prescribing Information also is available.

This site is intended only for residents of the United States, its territories, and Puerto Rico.
For non-US health care professionals, click here.

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Is your or your child's asthma really under control? Or do you just think it is?

Take the asthma quiz to find out.

Which are you?
An adult with asthma
A parent of a child with asthma

Do you have to use a fast-acting inhaler (or puffer) more than 2 days a week?
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Have you had to stop exercising or limit physical activity because of your asthma symptoms?
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Has having asthma caused you to avoid going places or doing things you would like to do (such as hiking or going for walks in the park)?
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Question 3 of 7

Do you have asthma symptoms (such as wheezing, breathlessness, tightness in the chest, and coughing) more than 2 days a week?
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Does coughing wake you more than 2 nights a month?
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Question 5 of 7

Have you recently missed work because of your asthma symptoms?
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Have you recently had to visit the emergency room or an urgent-care center because of your asthma symptoms?
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Does your child have to use a fast-acting inhaler (or puffer) more than 2 days a week?
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Has your child had to stop playing or limit other physical activity because of asthma symptoms?
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Have you had to prevent your child from going places or doing things that he or she would like to do because you were worried about asthma symptoms?
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Question 3 of 7

Does your child have asthma symptoms (such as wheezing, breathlessness, tightness in the chest, and coughing) more than 2 days a week?
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Question 4 of 7

Does coughing wake your child more than 2 nights a month?
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Has your child recently missed school because of asthma symptoms?
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Have you recently had to take your child to an emergency room or an urgent-care center because of asthma symptoms?
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