Asthma treatment

221. Sauk Valley Newspapers (Dixon-Sterling, IL) – March 29, 2008 FDA looks into Singulair, reports of suicidal thoughts Gannett News Service The Food and Drug Administration is investigating anecdotal reports that people who use Singulair, the popular asthma and allergy drug, are at greater risk for suicidal thoughts and suicide. Singulair is a pill prescribed to treat asthma and hay fever symptoms such as sneezing and a nose that is stuffy, runny or itchy. It blocks an inflammation pathway in the body that can cause both asthma and allergy symptoms. It was approved for treating asthma in 1998, and …. (MO) – March 28, 2008 FDA investigates drug suicide link WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it is investigating a possible link between Merck’s best-selling Singulair and suicide. FDA said it is reviewing a handful of reports involving mood changes, suicidal behavior and suicide in patients who have taken the popular allergy and asthma drug. With sales of $4. 3 billion last year, Singulair is used by millions of patients in the United States, according to Merck. First approved in 1998, ….. High Point Enterprise (NC) – March 28, 2008 FDA probes possible allergy drug, suicide link WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck’s best-selling Singulair and suicide. FDA said it is reviewing a handful of reports involving mood changes, suicidal behavior and suicide in patients who have taken the popular allergy and asthma drug. With sales of $4. 3 billion last year, Singulair isused by millions of patients in the U. S, according to Merck. First approved in 1998, it’s part of ….. – March 28, 2008 Doctors surprised by probe linking Singulair to suicide The federal Food and Drug Administration is studying a possible link between Singulair, Merck & Co. ’s hugely popular asthma drug, and suicide. The agency will review reports it received about behavior and mood changes, suicidal thoughts and suicide itself among patients on the drug. The FDA did not say how many reports it had received. Merck noted it was a “very limited number” involving both adults and children. Merck’s ….. (TX) – March 28, 2008 Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey set to assume command of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) – One of the Army’s most Iraq- generals is taking charge, at least temporarily, of arguably the most important command in the U. S. military, with responsibility for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a ceremony Friday at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. , Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey is to assume command of U. S. Central Command from Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, who announced unexpectedly on March 11 that he was quitting. Fallon cited press reports that he was at …. High Point Enterprise (NC) – March 28, 2008 FDA probes possible allergy drug, suicide link WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck’s best-selling Singulair and suicide. FDA said it is reviewing a handful of reports involving mood changes, suicidal behavior and suicide in patients who have taken the popular allergy and asthma drug. With sales of $4. 3 billion last year, Singulair isused by millions of patients in the U. S, according to Merck. First approved in 1998, it’s part of ….. PharmaGazette – March 27, 2008 Suicidal on Singulair? Mar. 27, 2008 ( PharmaGazette delivered by Newstex) — The newest drug that has been linked to suicidal behavior, in both adults and children, is the ever popular asthma medication Singulair. This drug, used to treat allergy type symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing as well as asthma, is now under scrutiny after reports were made concerning mood and behavior changes and suicidal thoughts in patients taking the drug. The U. S Food and Drug Administration claims that there is no ….. Observer, The (London, England) – June 10, 2007 The Observer: ALLERGIES: Hay fever Hay fever is the most common allergy in Western countries, affecting around 15 per cent of the population. In the UK, the rates have soared and it is staggering to think that some 26 per cent of the population now suffer from it, usually for around two to three months each year. The condition, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, is often thought of as a minor ailment, whereas in reality the constant tiredness and sneezing that is part of the condition can have a very real impact on ….. – April 3, 2006 Prednisone just one of many asthma drugs DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My wife has had asthma since 1998. She weighed 130 pounds then. She has been on prednisone for a few years, and her weight has gone up to 174 and it is all in her middle. Is there anything besides prednisone that would work for her? — M. D. Asthma makes people’s airways (bronchi) very sensitive to the slightest irritation. If they breathe things that wouldn’t bother the rest of us, their airways constrict, and that makes the passage of air into and ….. – April 3, 2006 Prednisone just one of many asthma drugs DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My wife has had asthma since 1998. She weighed 130 pounds then. She has been on prednisone for a few years, and her weight has gone up to 174 and it is all in her middle. Is there anything besides prednisone that would work for her? — M. D. Asthma makes people’s airways (bronchi) very sensitive to the slightest irritation. If they breathe things that wouldn’t bother the rest of us, their airways constrict, and that makes the passage of air into and ….