The following information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as a medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you.

Accolate®

Accolate®

Accolate

• This medicine is available as a tablet.

Leukotriene-Receptor Antagonist

• Not if your child has an allergy to zafirlukast or any other part of this medicine.

• Be sure to let healthcare provider know if your child has any allergies or reactions to medicine, food preservatives, or dyes. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected your child. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.

• This medicine is used to prevent or treat asthma.

• Zafirlukast decreases the body's production of a group of chemicals called leukotrienes that worsen asthma.

• Give this medicine on an empty stomach. Give 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals.

• Give this medicine at a similar time of day.

• Give prescription as directed, even if your child is feeling better.

• Give regularly, even during symptom-free periods.

• Your child may start feeling better 1 week after starting this medicine.

• It may take 6 weeks to see the full effect.

• Give a missed dose as soon as possible.

• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your child's regular schedule.

• Do not give a double dose or extra doses.

• Do not change dose or stop your child's medicine. Talk with healthcare provider.

• Do not give this medicine to treat an asthma attack.

• Have your child wear a disease medical alert identification.

• Check your child's medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.

• If your child has liver disease, talk with healthcare provider.

• Headache.

• Belly pain.

• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals and frequent mouth care may help. Older children may suck hard, sugar-free candy.

• Diarrhea.

• Liver damage can rarely occur.

• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?

• For the occurrence of side effects.

• If your child is taking a blood thinner, check blood work (prothrombin time/INR) regularly. Talk with healthcare provider.

• Follow up with healthcare provider.

• If any of this information causes you to be concerned, any of the common side effects occur, or if your child's symptoms do not improve after taking this medicine.

• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.

• If your child shows signs of a life-threatening reaction, call healthcare provider or emergency department immediately. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or if your child exhibits any other unusual behavior.

• If your child shows signs or symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts, nervousness, emotional ups and downs, abnormal thinking, anxiety, or lack of interest in life.

• If your child has flu-like symptoms.

• If your child is feeling extremely tired or weak.

• If your child has severe nausea or vomiting.

• If your child has severe diarrhea.

• If your child is not hungry.

• If your child has yellow skin or eyes.

• If your child has unusual bruising or bleeding.

• If your child develops a rash.

• No improvement in condition or if you believe your child's condition is worse.

• Store at room temperature.

• Protect from light.

• Protect from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.

• If your child has a life-threatening allergy, he/she should wear an allergy identification bracelet at all times.

• This medicine is available by prescription only. If there are refills, contact your pharmacy. If no refills remain, you may need to contact your child's healthcare provider.

• This medicine should be thrown out when your child no longer needs it or if the medicine becomes outdated.

• Do not share your child's medicine with others and do not give anyone else's medicine to your child.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.

• Many medications interact with other medications. Keep a list of all your child's medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to your child's healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).

• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.

• Talk with your child's healthcare provider before giving him/her any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.

• Medicine can be dangerous if used incorrectly. Follow directions given by healthcare provider.

Created: 2006-10-16 13:13:29.0

Modified: 2009-06-17 08:59:43.0

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