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Monas 5mg (Tablet)

Manufactured by: Acme Laboratories Ltd.

Montelukast Similar medicine

Monas is indicated for

  • Asthma
  • Allergic rhinitis

Precautions and warnings

Tell your doctor about any medical history you have, especially if you have liver disease or mental/mood issues like anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts.

This medicine has the potential to influence one's mood or mental state, as well as cause dangerous conduct. The Food and Drug Administration has issued its most serious warning yet (FDA). It warns doctors and patients about potentially dangerous drug side effects.

Serious changes in behavior or mood. Since the drug's approval, persons taking montelukast have experienced serious changes in their behavior, mood, or both. Depression, violent behavior, hallucinations, memory issues, and suicidal thoughts or behaviors are only a few examples.

When the benefits of treatment outweigh the dangers of significant behavior or mood disturbances, Montelukast oral tablets should be utilized. Call your doctor straight away if you observe any changes in your behavior or mood while taking montelukast oral pills.

Side-effects

  • Dizziness
  • fatigue
  • fever; rash; abdominal pain
  • dyspepsia
  • dental pain
  • gastroenteritis; increased AST; weakness; cough
  • nasal congestion. Aggression
  • agitation
  • angioedema
  • arthralgia
  • bleeding tendency
  • bruising
  • cholestasis
  • diarrhoea
  • dream abnormalities
  • drowsiness
  • oedema
  • eosinophilia
  • hallucinations
  • hepatic eosinophilic infiltration (rare)
  • hepatitis
  • hypersensitivity
  • hypoaesthesia
  • insomnia
  • irritability
  • muscle cramps
  • myalgia
  • nausea
  • palpitation
  • pancreatitis
  • paraesthesia
  • pruritus
  • restlessness
  • seizure
  • urticaria
  • vasculitis
  • vomiting. Potentially Fatal: Anaphylaxis
  • Churg-Strauss syndrome.

Drug Interactions

There are no known interactions between Montelukast oral pills and any drugs, herbs, vitamins, or foods.

Consult your doctor before taking montelukast. Inform them of all prescriptions, over-the-counter, and other medications you are taking. Also, let them know if you use any vitamins, herbs, or supplements. You can avoid potential interactions by sharing this information.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient.

Mode of actions

Montelukast is a selective leukotriene receptor antagonist that prevents cysteinyl leukotrienes from causing inflammation in the airways.

Dosage & Administration

Adults (15 years of age or over): 10 mg daily to be taken in the evening.

Chronic asthma; Allergic rhinitis 10 mg/day once in the evening. Prophylaxis of exercise-induced asthma 10 mg at least 2 hr before exercise; do not admin additional doses w/in 24 hr.

Children (6-14 years of age): 5 mg daily to be taken in the evening.
Children (2-5 years of age): 4 mg daily to be taken in the evening

Pregnancy & Lactation

Although animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect even sometimes unable to demonstrate the risk on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women, but during pregnancy, this medicine can be used just when definitely required.

Discuss with your doctors and tell them feedback about this medicine.

There is no specific information about whether this medicine is passed on to the baby through breast milk. Discuss with your doctor before breastfeeding.

Pack Size & Price

5's pack/30's pack Price : ৳40.20/241.20

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