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July 17, 1998
                			
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				Montelukast for Persistent Asthma
July 17, 1998 (Issue: 1031)
				Montelukast sodium (Singulair - Merck), a leukotriene receptor antagonist, has  been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for oral prophylaxis and  chronic treatment of asthma in adults and children at least 6 years old. It is the...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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