Singulair is a leukotriene (loo-koe-TRY-een) inhibitor. Leukotrienes are chemicals your body releases when you breathe in an allergen (such as pollen). These chemicals cause swelling in your lungs and tightening of the muscles around your airways, which can result in asthma symptoms.

Singulair is used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children as young as 12 months old. It is also used to relieve runny nose and sneezing caused by allergies in adults and children as young as 6 months old.

Singulair is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (narrowing of the air passages in the lungs) in people who are not already taking this medicine for other conditions.

Source: http://www.drugs.com/singulair.html

Singulair Discussions

  1. link Ksallen1
    Too many adverse effects :(
    Ok I need to figure out why my body does not agree with medications ! I have asthama and I tried Singular,advair,Flovent,and avelox(For bronchitis onl - 82% more...
    Ksallen1- 12 days ago - 1 Reply - in Singulair
  2. link Keepcalm23
    seizures and singulair
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    Keepcalm23- about 1 month ago - in Singulair
  3. link Microw
    3 year old son having urinary frequency
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    Microw- about 1 month ago - in Singulair
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    Blood vessels, stroke
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    Gg65- 3 months ago - in Singulair
  5. link Nicole1015
    JUST GOT THIS FOR MY DAUGHTER don't know if u should give it too her?
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    Nicole1015- 5 months ago - in Singulair
  6. link Seemavpradhan
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    Seemavpradhan- 5 months ago - 2 Replies - in Singulair
  7. link Kmdevitt
    Singulair neuropsychiatric side effects
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    Kmdevitt- 6 months ago - 1 Reply - in Singulair
  8. link Cvallenilla
    SINGULAIR Serius Side Effects
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    Cvallenilla- 6 months ago - in Singulair
  9. link Gastroman
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    Gastroman- 7 months ago - in Singulair
  10. link Ksallen1
    Height and weight :-/
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    Ksallen1- 8 months ago - 5 Replies - in Singulair
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