Patient/caregiver was educated on how to take Montelukast as follows: Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the benefit of the medication. Take the medication dose at the same time, every day, to avoid forgetting the intake of medication. Do not change the dose on this medication without consulting your doctor. Montelukast can be used either alone or along with other inhaler medications, to [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses and mechanism of action of Montelukast as follows: Chemical mediators called leukotrienes are increasingly produced from various inflammatory cells during inflammatory and allergic conditions involving the respiratory tract and airways, such as, asthma and COPD. Leukotrienes act on leukotriene receptors located in the airways, resulting in edema and swelling of airways and increased secretion of thick mucus, contributing to reduced airway patency, bronchoconstriction, and exacerbation of symptoms of asthma [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon chemical mediators causing exacerbation of asthma and COPD as follows: Chemical mediators called leukotrienes are increasingly produced from various cells, such as, mast cells and eosinophils, during inflammatory and allergic responses involving the airways. Inflammatory and allergic states involving the airways include conditions such as, activation of seasonal allergies, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Leukotrienes act on leukotriene receptors located in the airways, resulting in edema and swelling of airways and [...]