Montelukast
Add-on montelukast may protect asthmatics against excessive airway narrowing
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Asthma patients taking inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) may benefit from add-on therapy with the leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) montelukast to protect against excessive airway narrowing, say researchers. “Excessive airway narrowing in response to broncho-active stimuli is a predictor for severe exacerbations in asthma,†explain Z Diamant (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and C Ulrik […]
