TGA updates montelukast safety information Extra information is being added to all products to highlight the existing warnings, as a ‘reminder to watch out’ for side effects.
Does montelukast need a warning label? The asthma medication is known to cause behavioural and neuropsychiatric disturbance that in rare cases have been linked to suicidal ideation.
Assisting with patient concerns about a prevalent asthma medication Dr Kerry Hancock, GP and Chair of the RACGP Respiratory Medicine Specific Interests network, talks to newsGP about prescribing the asthma medication, montelukast.