Montair 10 mg Tablet

Montair 10 mg Tablet is a prescription tablet that contains 10 mg of montelukast in each tablet. Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist, a medicine used to help control and prevent symptoms of asthma and to reduce allergy-related breathing symptoms. Montair 10 mg Tablet is taken by mouth and is used as part of a long-term asthma management plan, not for quick relief of an acute asthma attack. This specific 10 mg tablet is the standard adult-strength tablet in this brand.

How it works: Montelukast works by blocking leukotrienes, natural chemicals that can tighten airways and cause swelling and mucus in the lungs. In tablet form, Montair 10 mg Tablet helps keep the airways calmer over time so breathing symptoms may be easier to control.

Montair 10 mg Tablet is the full tablet strength and is typically used when a doctor wants the standard montelukast dose for older children, teens, or adults who can swallow tablets. Because this brand is sold only as the 10 mg tablet here, it fits the usual once-daily maintenance dose rather than a lower pediatric strength or a chewable form. A clinician may choose Montair 10 mg Tablet when a patient needs a swallowed tablet and is appropriate for the 10 mg dose based on age and medical history.

• Maintenance treatment of asthma
• Prevention of asthma symptoms
• Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction prevention
• Allergic rhinitis symptoms related to leukotrienes
• Add-on therapy when prescribed with other asthma medicines

• Swallow Montair 10 mg Tablet with water; do not chew or crush the tablet.
• Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed, usually once daily.
• For asthma control, it is often taken in the evening, but follow your prescriber’s directions.
• Do not use this tablet to relieve sudden wheezing or an asthma attack.
• If it is also prescribed for exercise-related symptoms, take it at the time your doctor recommends rather than using it as rescue medicine.

Each Montair 10 mg Tablet provides 10 mg of montelukast per tablet. The usual frequency is once daily, and the maximum daily dose is generally one 10 mg tablet unless your doctor tells you otherwise. Your doctor decides whether this strength is appropriate for you based on age, symptoms, and other medicines.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Montelukast may include:

• Headache
• Stomach pain
• Diarrhea
• Cough
• Fever
• Tiredness
• Dizziness

• Montair 10 mg Tablet is not a rescue inhaler and will not stop a sudden asthma attack.
• Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression, anxiety, sleep problems, or other mental health concerns.
• Use caution if you drink alcohol, since dizziness or drowsiness can affect some people.
• Let your prescriber know if you have liver disease, because montelukast is processed by the liver.
• Do not start, stop, or change your asthma medicines without medical advice.
• Use extra caution when driving or operating machinery if the tablet makes you dizzy or sleepy.
• Tell your doctor about any allergies or unusual reactions to montelukast or similar medicines.

• Rifampin may lower montelukast levels.
• Gemfibrozil may increase montelukast exposure.
• Phenobarbital may reduce the effect of montelukast.
• Other asthma medicines may be used together, but your doctor should review the full regimen.
• Always tell your prescriber about prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, and herbal products you use.

Store Montair 10 mg Tablet at room temperature in its original strip or box, away from moisture and excess heat.