Singulair should not be prescribed for people taking: rifampin or rifabutin (antibiotics); or seizure medications such as phenobarbital, carbamazepine, and phenytoin.

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. regulators on Tuesday said their review of clinical trials does not suggest Merck & Co's Singulair asthma drug or similar medicines cause suicide or suicidal thought, although the data ...

In 2020, the FDA mandated a "black box" warning for Singulair, the most serious warning level, to be included on the drug's label, Reuters reported.

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 ...

Sanford Health Allergy & Immunology Specialist Keerthi Bansal discusses the side effects of the popular allergy and asthma medication Singulair.

A new black box warning will be added to an asthma drug which has been linked to reports of three suicides in Australia during the past year.

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

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 ...

Nearly two years after the FDA added a black box warning to Singulair, millions of Americans continue to take the drug. Doctors are urging patients to be aware of the risks.

A slew of lawsuits against Merck alleges the company covered up links between its asthma drug Singulair and severe effects on mental health, even causing suicide in at least 82 cases.