Nasal Allergies

The information on this site is intended for health care professionals in the United States and is not intended for the general public.

I AM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL I AM NOT A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
Prescribing Information Patient Information Return to singulair.com

Mast cells and eosinophils

Allergic mediators including leukotrienes are released from mast cells and eosinophils, key inflammatory cell types in allergic rhinitis.

Mast Cells and Eosinophils

Both mast cells and eosinophils release leukotrienes. Clinical studies have shown that leukotrienes play an important role in contributing to allergic rhinitis symptoms.

SINGULAIR is indicated for relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis (seasonal allergic rhinitis in adults and children aged 2 years and older and perennial allergic rhinitis in adults and children aged 6 months and older).

SELECTED SAFETY INFORMATION

  • Neuropsychiatric events have been reported in patients taking SINGULAIR. These events included agitation, aggressive behavior or hostility, anxiousness, depression, dream abnormalities, hallucinations, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, somnambulism, suicidal thinking and behavior (including suicide), and tremor. The clinical details of some postmarketing reports appear consistent with a drug-induced effect. Patients should be advised to report any neuropsychiatric events.
  • In clinical trials in patients with allergic rhinitis, adverse events varied by age. The most commonly reported adverse events, occurring at a frequency of >1% and at an incidence greater than placebo, regardless of causality assessment, were sinusitis, upper respiratory infection, sinus headache, cough, epistaxis, headache, otitis media, pharyngitis, and increased ALT.
  • SINGULAIR is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to any component of this product.

Before prescribing SINGULAIR, please read the Prescribing Information.

20951837(4)-05/10-SNG

For general information and other services for physicians

Merck Services Merck OnCall

SINGULAIR, Merck OnCall, and MerckServices are registered trademarks of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.