1. Asthma Drug Caused Despair. Alerts Fell Short.
- Author
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JEWETT, CHRISTINA and MUELLER, BENJAMIN
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ASTHMA , *TAX benefits , *POLITICAL parties , *DESPAIR , *COMMUNIST parties , *DRUGS - Abstract
The article reports on the asthma drug Singulair, also known by its generic name montelukast, which causes risk of side effects to mental health in children, and the shortcoming of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's boxed warning label that the drug could cause aggression, agitation and even suicidal thoughts. It discusses psychiatric problems associated with Singulair and reveals records of a trace amount of the drug penetrating the brain and the effect of the drug on the nervous system.
- Published
- 2024