Archive for December 23rd, 2008

Internal Medicine News - Singulair: reports of suicidality under FDA review

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an “early communication” to health care professionals regarding its review of the postmarketing reports it has received of behavior/mood changes, suicidality, and suicide in patients who have taken the asthma and allergy medication montelukast (Singulair).
At press time, the agency had declined to say how many repo…