Singulair 10mg

Forms and dosages

Singulair is administered orally once daily, typically in the evening. According to the prescribing information, the usual adult dose is 10mg once daily; paediatric dosing is age-based, with 4mg granules or chewable tablets for ages 6 months to 5 years and 5mg chewable tablets for ages 6 to 14 years. Tablets and granules can be taken with or without food and at the same time each day for consistency.

Indications

Singulair is approved in adults and children for the maintenance treatment of asthma, including exercise-induced bronchospasm, and for the treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis when conventional therapy is insufficient or not tolerated. According to current guidelines, montelukast is not first-line for asthma maintenance in most adults, where inhaled corticosteroids are preferred, but is useful as add-on or in patients who cannot use inhalers correctly.