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Merck & Co Inc cut its sales outlook on two key medicines on Monday and indicated its financial forecasts were in doubt after a mostly negative study of cholesterol treatment Vytorin, sending its shares down 7 ...

Merck & Co Inc cut its sales outlook on two key medicines on Monday and indicated its financial forecasts were in doubt after a mostly negative study of cholesterol treatment Vytorin, sending its shares down 7 ...

In children with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids and requiring rescue medication, responsiveness to the leukotriene blocker montelukast is increased in those exposed to tobacco smoke and tends to be ...

DRUG Watch Diane S. Aschenbrenner is the course coordinator for undergraduate pharmacology at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, MD.

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Leukotrienes are a group of naturally occurring chemicals in the body that promote inflammation in asthma and seasonal allergic rhinitis and in other diseases in which inflammation is important .

From Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Innere Medizin and Department of Epileptology , Universittsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, and Medizinische Klinik I, Universittsklinikum Wrzburg, Wrzburg , Germany.

From Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Innere Medizin , and Department of Epileptology , Universittsklinikum Bonn, Bonn; and Medizinische Klinik I, Universittsklinikum Wrzburg, Wrzburg , Germany.

Asthma and nasal allergies often go hand in hand. In other words, people with asthma often have nasal allergies as well, and vice versa.

“These findings give us a greater understanding of how to treat patients with asthma and seasonal allergies, two diseases that often are seen in tandem”

The results of the 660-subject study were presented today at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society meeting in Toronto . via Earth Times

Abstract The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising montelukast sodium and levocetirizine dihydrochloride in a single dosage form, designed to minimize interaction between the two ... via IP.com Prior Art Database

“I certainly would not hesitate to put my child on it, or if I had asthma, I would not hesitate to use it myself”

A popular asthma and allergy medication is getting a second look by the Food and Drug Administration after reports of the drug causing possible mood swings. via The Kansas City Channel

“However, in certain patients, the choice of motelukast may be warranted, particularly in school-age girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke.”

Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke respond particularly well to montelukast according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. via EurekAlert!

When Kate Miller of Queensbury, N.Y., filled a new allergy drug prescription for her 15-year-old son, Cody, last July, she hoped it would improve his bothersome allergy symptoms. via MSNBC

MRK / SGP One recent drug industry setback I haven't noted around here - well, OK, to be more specific, it's a Merck setback, and boy must they be getting sick of those - is the FDA's "not approvable" letter ... via Seeking Alpha

“The doctor needs to have an accurate list of medicines that the child is on already, and if don't want your child on a certain medicine, you need to let your physician know that.”

Doctors say more children than ever are taking medications that have not been approved for kids, putting them at risk for potentially dangerous side effects. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“He normally has a little tendency to be worrisome, but not to this point”

The family of Cody Miller will tell the story of their son's death to the federal Food and Drug Administration today. via Times Union

Schering-Plough/MERCK Pharmaceuticals today confirmed that it received a not-approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a proposed fixed combination of loratadine and montelukast for the ... via BioSpace

What do you think? Poll: Have you pretended your baby was crying to get off the phone? Boards for Health, Physical Conditions Asthma, allergies, and other respiratory ailments Recent discussion: I took my son ... via Baby Center

“We anticipate that the confusion in the marketplace (over the study results) will cause sales of Vytorin and Zetia to be significantly lower than expected for the entire year”

Merck & Co. reported Monday it nearly doubled its first-quarter profit, with the drugmaker citing a $1.4 billion payment from a partner drug company and sales up slightly from last year. via Courier News