Airfast (Montelukast):
• An orally active drug that binds with high affinity and selectivity to the CysLT1 receptor, which is available in the lungs and responsible for symptoms of asthma such as shortness of breath and inflammation.
• Montelukast helps stop your airways from narrowing (caused by inflammation). This makes breathing easier and prevents asthma attacks.
Benefits:
• It is used to prevent the symptoms of asthma. It's usually prescribed when asthma is mild and can stop it from getting worse.
• It can also help people with asthma who have breathing difficulties when they exercise (exercise-induced asthma) and seasonal allergies, such as sneezing, itchiness, and a blocked or runny nose (allergic rhinitis).
• Montelukast is sometimes given to people without asthma to treat hives (urticaria) that last for a long time (more than 6 weeks).