But a ‘black box warning’ from the FDA didn’t get out to doctors for years. Feds must act quicker to make sure word gets out about drug risks - Chicago Sun-Times ...

A black box warning, also called a boxed warning, was issued by the FDA in March 2020 about mental health side effects with Singulair, also known by its generic name, montelukast -- a 25-year-old ...

Parents who argue Singulair endangered their children view the FDA’s 2020 decision to add a black box warning as vindication, but many still want to sue Merck for not acting sooner.

By 2019, the FDA tallied 82 suicides linked to Singulair and its generic versions reported to its adverse-event database since 1998. At least 31 of those reports involved someone 19 or younger.

Singulair is a popular allergy and asthma drug, but it has been linked to some troubling side effects. ... Following the FDA’s decision to require a Box Warning on Singulair in March 2020, ...

Montelukast (Singulair) held no elevated risk of depression, anxiety, suicidality, or behavioral problems for children, according to a new study that throws further doubt on the black box warning ...

Singulair, a popular asthma medication, could be linked to severe side effects, including suicide, a study from the FDA found. ... When the FDA added a black box to the drug in 2020, ...

Singulair, a popular asthma medication, could be linked to severe side effects, including suicide, a study from the FDA found. ... When the FDA added a black box to the drug in 2020, ...

Item 1 of 6 Jan Gilpin poses with a bottle of the asthma and allergy drug Singulair, first prescribed to her son when he was three-years-old, at her home in Newton, Massachusetts, U.S., June 21, 2023.

Despite concerns about its possible side effects, Western Pennsylvania doctors say some patients can remain on Singulair to relieve asthma or allergy symptoms. But in most cases, the doctors say ...

By 2019, the FDA tallied 82 suicides linked to Singulair and its generic versions reported to its adverse-event database since 1998. At least 31 of those reports involved someone age 19 or younger.

Singulair, a popular asthma medication, could be linked to severe side effects, including suicide, a study from the FDA found.