Asmakast 5 mg 30 tablets

Asmakast

Composition:

Each chewable tablet contains:

Montelukast sodium – 5 mg.

Auxiliary components: mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, red iron oxide, croscarmellose sodium, cherry flavor, aspartame, magnesium stearate.

Properties:

Montelukast is a highly active drug that significantly improves inflammation in bronchial asthma. Blocks the development of bronchospasm, reduces the number of eosinophils in the respiratory tract and in the peripheral blood. Does not contain steroids.

Indications:

Prevention and long-term treatment of bronchial asthma in children from 6 to 14 years old: in order to control the day and night symptoms of the disease; relief of symptom allergic rhinitis in children aged 6 to 14 years. Treatment of allergic rhinitis in patients with bronchial asthma.

Mode of application:

Children from 6 to 14 years old: 1 chewable tablet 5 mg once a day, in the evening. The drug should be taken 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after meals. The therapeutic effect develops within 1 day. You should continue taking the drug, even if asthma control is achieved, as well as during periods of worsening asthma.

Contraindications:

Children under 6 years old; hypersensitivity to drug components; phenylketonuria; pregnancy and lactation.

Precautions:

It is not recommended to prescribe for the treatment of acute attacks of bronchial asthma. Patients should be instructed to always carry emergency medications for asthma attacks (short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists). For elderly patients, patients with renal insufficiency, as well as patients with mild moderate hepatic dysfunction, and also depending on gender, special dose selection is

not required.

Side effects:

The drug is well tolerated. You may experience: dizziness, drowsiness, tiredness; increased tendency to bleeding; diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, pancreatitis; hepatitis; hypersensitivity reaction, itching, rash, urticaria; anxiety, depression, impaired attention, memory impairment, insomnia; heart palpitations; nosebleeds; arthralgia, myalgia, muscle cramps; swelling.

Storage:

Store at a temperature not exceeding 30C in a dry, dark place and out of reach of children.

Packaging:

The cardboard box contains 3 blisters of 10 chewable tablets each; paper instructions.