Montelast 4mg Tablet

Montelast 4mg Tablet is used to prevent asthma attacks in children. It may also be used to ease breathing difficulties caused by strenuous physical activities. This medicine also helps treat symptoms of skin and seasonal allergies, such as a runny nose, sneezing, itching, swelling, congestion, and watery eyes.

Give Montelast 4mg Tablet to your child at a fixed time before or after food in the prescribed dose, time, and way. Your child may start to feel better after a few regular doses. However, you must still complete the treatment to ensure maximum benefit. Moreover, stopping the medicine abruptly may worsen your child’s condition.

Montelast 4mg Tablet may cause some minor and temporary side effects like fever, headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Usually, these side effects subside once your child’s body adapts to the medicine. However, in case these effects persist or start bothering your child, consult your child’s doctor without any delay.

Let your child’s doctor know if your child is already taking any medicines. Also, narrate your child’s complete medical history, including any prior episodes of allergy, heart problems, blood disorders, vascular disorders, birth defects, airway obstruction, lung anomaly, skin disorder, liver impairment, and kidney malfunction. This information is critical for adjusting doses and planning your child's treatment.

• Asthma prevention
• Exercise-induced asthma
• Treatment of Sneezing and runny nose due to allergies
• Nasal allergy symptoms

• Make sure to keep all other rescue medicines handy for your child in case of any respiratory distress.
• Never increase or decrease the dose of Montelast 4mg Tablet on your own, as it can harm your child.
• Never combine Montelast 4mg Tablet with other cold and flu medicines, as that may cause some side effects.
• If you are giving Montelast 4mg Tablet to your child for asthma or allergy, you need not give another dose to prevent exercise-induced breathing problems. In case of any confusion, consult your child’s doctor as soon as possible.
• Practice self-care tips like abstaining your child from coming in contact with allergens. Encourage your child to wear a face mask and avoid dusty places. Give plenty of fluids to your child, as that helps in thinning and loosening the mucus in the lungs.