Yocair 10Mg 30 Tablets

Description

Yocair™ is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that blocks substances called leukotrienes. Leukotrienes cause narrowing and swelling of airways in the lungs and also cause allergy symptoms. By blocking leukotrienes, Yocair™ improves asthma symptoms, helps control asthma and improves seasonal allergy symptoms (also known as hay fever or seasonal allergic rhinitis). Your doctor has prescribed Yocair™ to treat asthma, preventing your asthma symptoms during the day and night. Yocair™ is used for the treatment of adults and adolescents 15 years of age who are not adequately controlled on their medication and need additional therapy. Yocair™ also helps prevent the narrowing of airways triggered by exercise. In those asthmatic patients in whom Yocair™ is indicated in asthma, Yocair™ can also provide symptomatic relief of seasonal allergic rhinitis. How to use You should take only one tablet of Yocair™ once a day as prescribed by your doctor. It should be taken even when you have no symptoms or have an acute asthma attack. For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: The recommended dose is one Yocair™ 10 mg tablet daily to be taken in the evening. If you are taking Yocair™, be sure that you do not take any other products that contain the same active ingredient, montelukast. This medicine is for oral use. You can take Yocair™ 10 mg with or without food. Warnings and precautions Do not take Yocair™ If you are allergic to montelukast or any of the other ingredients of this medicine. Take special care with Yocair™ Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Yocair™. If your asthma or breathing gets worse, tell your doctor immediately. Oral Yocair™ is not meant to treat acute asthma attacks. If an attack occurs, follow the instructions your doctor has given you. Always have your inhaled rescue medicine for asthma attacks with you. It is important that you take all asthma medications prescribed by your doctor. Yocair™ should not be used instead of other asthma medications your doctor has prescribed for you. Any patient on anti-asthma medicines should be aware that if you develop a combination of symptoms such as flu-like illness, pins and needles or numbness of arms or legs, worsening of pulmonary symptoms, and/or rash, you should consult your doctor. You should not take acetyl-salicylic acid (aspirin) or anti-inflammatory medicines (also known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs) if they make your asthma worse. Side Effects In clinical studies with montelukast 10 mg film-coated tablets, the most commonly reported side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people) thought to be related to montelukast were: abdominal pain headache These were usually mild and occurred at a greater frequency in patients treated with montelukast than placebo (a pill containing no medication). Serious side effects Talk with your doctor immediately if you notice any of the following side effects, which may be serious, and for which you may need urgent medical treatment. Uncommon: the following may affect up to 1 in 100 people allergic reactions including swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat which may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing behaviour and mood related changes: agitation including aggressive behaviour or hostility, depression seizure Other side effects while the medicine has been on the market Very common: the following may affect more than 1 in 10 people upper respiratory infection Common: the following may affect up to 1 in 10 people diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting rash fever elevated liver enzymes Storage Information Do not store above 30 ºC. Store in the original package in order to protect from light and moisture. Drug Interactions Tell your doctor if you are taking the following medicines before starting Yocair™: Phenobarbital (used for treatment of epilepsy) Phenytoin (used for treatment of epilepsy) Rifampicin (used to treat tuberculosis and some other infections) Gemfibrozil (used for treatment of high lipid levels in plasma) Ingredients The active substance is montelukast. Specifications Yocair™ 10 mg film coated tablets are beige coloured, rounded square shaped, film coated tablet, debossed with “JP” on one side and “98” on the other side