Country: Malta
Language: English
Source: Medicines Authority
MONTELUKAST
Mylan Ireland Limited Unit 35/36, Grange Parade, Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Dublin 13, Ireland
R03DC03
MONTELUKAST 4 mg
CHEWABLE TABLET
MONTELUKAST 4 mg
POM
DRUGS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASES
Withdrawn
2012-02-01
Page 1 of 7 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT MONTELUKAST MYLAN 4 MG montelukast FOR CHILDREN 2 TO 5 YEARS OLD READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. − Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. − If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. _ _ − This medicine has been prescribed for you or your child only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours or your child’s. − If you or your child get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Montelukast Mylan 4 mg is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you give Montelukast Mylan 4 mg 3. How to give Montelukast Mylan 4 mg 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Montelukast Mylan 4 mg 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT MONTELUKAST MYLAN 4 MG IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Montelukast Mylan 4 mg contains montelukast, which is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that blocks substances called leukotrienes. Leukotrienes cause narrowing and swelling of airways in your lungs. By blocking leukotrienes, Montelukast Mylan 4 mg improves asthma symptoms and helps control asthma. Your doctor has prescribed Montelukast Mylan 4 mg to treat your child’s asthma, preventing asthma symptoms during the day and night. • Montelukast Mylan 4 mg is used for the treatment of 2 to 5 year old patients who are not adequately controlled on their medication and need additional therapy. • Montelukast Mylan 4 mg may also be used as an alternative treatment to inhaled corticosteroids for 2 to 5 year old patients who have not recently taken oral corticosteroids for their asthma and have shown that they are unable to use inhaled corticosteroids. • Montelukast Mylan 4 mg also helps prevent the narrowing of airways triggered by exercise for Read the complete document
PAGE 1 OF 12 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Montelukast Mylan 4 mg 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One chewable tablet contains montelukast sodium, which is equivalent to 4 mg montelukast. Excipient with known effect: Each chewable tablet contains 2 mg aspartame (E951). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Chewable Tablet A white to off-white, oval, biconvex tablet (9.5mm x 4.9mm) debossed with “M” on one side and “MS1” on the other side. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Montelukast Mylan 4 mg is indicated in the treatment of asthma as add-on therapy in those 2 to 5 year old patients with mild to moderate persistent asthma who are inadequately controlled on inhaled corticosteroids and in whom “as-needed” short acting beta-agonists provide inadequate clinical control of asthma. Montelukast Mylan 4 mg may also be an alternative treatment option to low-dose inhaled corticosteroids for 2 to 5 year old patients with mild persistent asthma who do not have a recent history of serious asthma attacks that required oral corticosteroid use, and who have demonstrated that they are not capable of using inhaled corticosteroids (see section 4.2). Montelukast Mylan 4 mg is also indicated in the prophylaxis of asthma from 2 _ _ years of age and older _ _ in which the predominant component is exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology This medicinal product should be given to a child under adult supervision. The dosage for paediatric patients 2-5 years of age is one 4mg chewable tablet daily to be taken in the evening. No dosage adjustment within this age group is necessary. The Montelukast Mylan 4 mg chewable tablet formulation is not recommended below 2 years of age. The tablets are to be chewed before swallowing. For children who have problems consuming a chewable tablet, other pharmaceutical forms such as a granule formulation may be available. PAGE 2 OF 12 _ _ _General recommendations. _ The therapeut Read the complete document