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SINGULAIR for My Child

SINGULAIR works differently.

SINGULAIR is the only indoor and outdoor allergy medicine that blocks leukotrienes, an underlying cause of indoor and outdoor allergy symptoms.

SINGULAIR is a prescription medicine that helps relieve indoor and outdoor allergy symptoms in adults and children 6 months and older.

SINGULAIR:

Ask your child’s doctor if it is time to treat your child’s allergy symptoms differently with SINGULAIR.

SINGULAIR helps relieve indoor and outdoor allergy symptoms.

SINGULAIR® (montelukast sodium) is a prescription medicine approved to help control asthma in adults and children as young as 12 months and to help relieve the symptoms of indoor and outdoor allergies (outdoor allergies in adults and children as young as 2 years, and indoor allergies in adults and children as young as 6 months).

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

SINGULAIR should be taken once a day, as prescribed. SINGULAIR is available by prescription only.

Side effects are generally mild and vary by age, and may include headache, ear infection, sore throat, and upper respiratory infection. Side effects generally did not stop patients from taking SINGULAIR. 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.

For additional safety information, please see Patient Product Information.

This site is intended only for residents of the United States, its territories, and Puerto Rico.
SINGULAIR and MerckServices are registered trademarks of Merck & Co., Inc. MerckSource is a trademark of Merck & Co., Inc.
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