Initially, when released in 1998, Merck & Co Inc's (NYSE: MRK) asthma and allergy drug, Singulair, claimed side effects were mild and similar to a placebo, and the label stated that its ...

Alternative Treatments. Singulair should not be the first drug you try for allergies. Because of the medication's risks, the FDA recommends it only be prescribed for people who can't tolerate ...

Sellick's son Harrison, now 19, began taking Singulair at two years old. He would have severe tantrums that would last for hours and when he was just four he began having suicidal thoughts, she said.

A new analysis by the American Lung Association does not support a link between the asthma and allergy drug Singulair and depression and suicide . Researchers combined data from three blinded ...

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, ...

Doctors, pharmacists and regulators are all shifting the blame when it comes to who is responsible for warning parents that a common asthma drug can have severe psychiatric side effects. Last week ...

The Food and Drug Administration added a black box warning to the label of Singulair, generic name montelukast, in March 2020 following decades of reports of mental health problems among users ...

Singulair is under review after suicidal thinking was reported in patients. March 27, 2008— -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an investigation Wednesday examining a link ...

My husband was prescribed Singulair by his allergist and took it for two years. At the end of that time, he was diagnosed with depression and memory loss. His neurologist advised that he shouldn ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Merck & Co., the pharmacology giant that manufactures the anti-inflammatory treatment montelukast aka Singulair, defeated product liability claims in a California federal court.

The New York State Office of the Attorney General is asking FDA to add more safety labeling to asthma medication Singulair. In a letter addressed to FDA commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D., Darsana ...