Montair (Montelukast Sodium tablets) is used for the prevention and chronic treatment of asthma, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), seasonal allergic rhinitis and perennial allergic rhinitis

1. Montair Tablets
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Montair (Montelukast Sodium tablets) is used
for the prevention and chronic treatment of
asthma, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
(EIB), seasonal allergic rhinitis and perennial
allergic rhinitis.

2. Montair Tablets
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Montair Tablets are manufactured by
Cipla Ltd., India.
(Website: cipla.com)

3. Montelukast Sodium Tablets – Brand Names
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Montelukast Sodium tablets are
available as Singulair, Montair,
Astham, Montelo-10, Monteflo, and
Tukast L, Cetrite Plus, Cetrite Plus Kid
and Cetvo-MK.
Generic versions of Montelukast
Sodium (Singulair) are available in the
US and all over the world from August
2012.

4. Active Ingredient
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The active ingredient contained in Montair
tablets is Montelukast Sodium. Each film
coated Montair tablet contains Montelukast
sodium IP equivalent to 4 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg
of Montelukast.

5. Chemical Structure
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The structure of Montelukast Sodium (Montair
Tablets) is given below:

6. Uses of Montair Tablets
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Montair (Generic Montelukast tablets) is
used for the prevention and chronic
treatment of asthma in adults and pediatric
patients 12 months of age and older.
Montair tablets (Generic Montelukast) are
indicated for prevention of exercise-induced
bronchoconstriction (EIB) in patients 15
years of age and older.
Generic Montelukast tablets are used for the
relief of symptoms of seasonal allergic
rhinitis in patients 2 years of age and older
and perennial allergic rhinitis in patients 6
months of age and older.

7. Montair Storage Instructions
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Montair tablets (Generic Montelukast)
have to be stored at controlled room
temperature i.e. from 15° to 30°C (59°
to 86°F).
Keep Montair as well as all other
medicines away from children and pets.

8. Warnings
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Montair tablets should not be used to
treat an acute asthma attack. Patients
should be advised to have appropriate
rescue medication available.
Inhaled corticosteroid should be
reduced gradually when starting
treatment with Montair tablets (Generic
Montelukast).

9. Warnings
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Patients with known aspirin sensitivity
should continue to avoid aspirin or non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory agents while
taking Montair tablets.
Systemic eosinophilia, sometimes
presenting with clinical features of
vasculitis consistent with Churg-Strauss
syndrome, has been reported.

10. Montair Dosage
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➢ Asthma: The recommended dose of Montair
tablets (Generic Montelukast) for adults and
adolescents 15 years of age and older is one 10 mg
tablet taken once daily in the evening.
➢Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB) in
Patients 15 Years of Age and Older: For prevention of
EIB, a single 10 mg dose of Generic Montelukast
(Montair) should be taken at least 2 hours before
exercise. An additional dose of Montair should not be
taken within 24 hours of a previous dose.
➢Patients already taking Generic Montelukast daily for
another indication (including chronic asthma) should
not take an additional dose to prevent EIB.
The dosage of Montair tablets (Montelukast
Sodium) for various indications is given below:

11. Montair Dosage
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➢ Allergic Rhinitis: For allergic rhinitis, Montair should be
taken once daily. Efficacy was demonstrated for seasonal
allergic rhinitis when Montelukast Sodium was administered
in the morning or the evening without regard to time of food
ingestion. The time of administration may be individualized
to suit patient needs.
➢The recommended dosage for the treatment of symptoms
of seasonal allergic rhinitis:
➢For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: one
10 mg tablet.
➢The recommended dosage for the treatment of symptoms
of perennial allergic rhinitis:
➢For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: one
10 mg tablet.
The dosage of Montair tablets (Generic
Montelukast) is given below:

12. Montair Tablets
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Contraindications
Montair is contraindicated in patients
with a hypersensitivity to Montelukast
Sodium or any other component of this
medication.

13. Montair Side Effects
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➢The common Montair side effects with
an incidence rate of 5% or more are
upper respiratory infection, fever,
headache, pharyngitis, cough, abdominal
pain, diarrhea, otitis media, influenza,
rhinorrhea, sinusitis, otitis.

14. Montair Overdose
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In chronic asthma studies, Montelukast
tablets have been administered at doses up
to 200 mg/day to adult patients for 22 weeks
and, in short-term studies, up to 900 mg/day
to patients for approximately a week without
clinically important adverse experiences.
The most commonly occurring adverse
experiences in cases of acute overdosage in
post-marketing experience included abdominal
pain, somnolence, thirst, headache, vomiting and
psychomotor hyperactivity.

15. Montair Overdose
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In the event of overdose, it is
reasonable to employ the usual
supportive measures; e.g., remove
unabsorbed material from the
gastrointestinal tract, employ clinical
monitoring, and institute supportive
therapy, if required.

16. Montair During Pregnancy
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Montelukast Sodium (Montair Tablets) has
been classified by the US FDA as
Pregnancy Category B.
There are no adequate and well-
controlled studies conducted in pregnant
women.
Since animal reproduction studies are not
always predictive of human response,
Montair tablets should be used during
pregnancy only if clearly needed.

17. Montair Tablets
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