{"id":58482,"date":"2024-02-27T18:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medsname.com\/lukotas\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:24:12","slug":"lukotas","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/lukotas\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukotas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"medsbase-tldr-answer\" style=\"background:#fff8e1;border-left:4px solid #f5a623;padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 28px 0;border-radius:4px;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;font-size:18px;color:#1a1a1a;\">\u26a1 Quick Answer \u2014 What is Lukotas?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lukotas<\/strong> \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 <strong>montelukast<\/strong>, an oral preventer for asthma and allergic rhinitis. Montelukast blocks <strong>cysteinyl leukotriene receptors (CysLT1)<\/strong>, mediators released by mast cells and eosinophils that drive bronchoconstriction, mucus production, and airway oedema. Used as add-on preventer therapy for asthma, especially exercise-induced and allergy-triggered asthma, and for allergic rhinitis. Each tablet contains <strong>4 \/ 5 \/ 10 mg<\/strong>, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc <strong>Intas Pharmaceuticals<\/strong>. Taken <strong>once daily in the evening<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important \u2014 neuropsychiatric warning:<\/strong> the FDA added a black-box warning in 2020 noting reports of mood changes, sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and (rarely) suicidal ideation with montelukast. Discuss any new mood symptoms with your prescriber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"medsbase-trust-strip\" style=\"background:#f4f8fb;border:1px solid #d8e3eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;\">\n<strong>\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd MedsBase:<\/strong> \u03a0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 WHO-GMP \u00b7 \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u00b7 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae \u00b7 1,400+ \u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/reviews\/\">\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"medsbase-reship-line\" style=\"font-size:14px;color:#444;margin:8px 0 18px;\">\ud83d\udce6 \u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/medsbase-re-shipment-assurance-policy\/\"><strong>\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03b3\u03b3\u03cd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 \u03b5\u03ac\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c6\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 20 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd, \u03c4\u03bf 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\u03b5\u03c0\u03b5\u03be\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1 \u2014 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u201cMedsBase\u201d \u03ae \u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03b4\u03ae\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5). \u0393\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03b6\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac SEPA. \u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2 \u0395\u03be\u03b1\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f8fb;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;padding:12px 18px;margin:0 0 24px 0;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;text-align:center;\">\n<strong>\ud83d\udd12 Encrypted Checkout<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>\ud83d\udcb3 Verified Processor<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>\ud83d\ude9a Worldwide Shipping<\/strong> \u00b7 <strong>\u2b50 4.9\/5 from 1,400+ customers<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What Is Lukotas?<\/h2>\n<p>Lukotas is a montelukast (LTRA) preparation manufactured by Intas Pharmaceuticals at WHO-GMP certified facilities. Internationally montelukast is sold as Singulair (MSD). Available as 4 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg tablets \u2014 strengths chosen by age and indication.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does Lukotas Work?<\/h2>\n<p>Cysteinyl leukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4, LTE4) are inflammatory lipid mediators released by mast cells, eosinophils, and basophils when activated by allergen, exercise, cold air, or aspirin. They bind CysLT1 receptors on airway smooth muscle, eosinophils, and bronchial epithelium \u2014 driving bronchoconstriction, eosinophil recruitment, airway oedema, and mucus hypersecretion. Montelukast selectively blocks CysLT1, breaking this cascade.<\/p>\n<h2>\u03a7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Persistent asthma<\/strong> \u2014 add-on preventer in patients not controlled by ICS alone (alternative to LABA or LAMA add-on)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exercise-induced asthma<\/strong> \u2014 particularly effective; taken 2 hours before exercise<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)<\/strong> \u2014 leukotrienes are central to this phenotype<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allergic rhinitis<\/strong> \u2014 both seasonal (hay fever) and perennial<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allergic conjunctivitis adjunct<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chronic urticaria<\/strong> \u2014 montelukast as adjunct to high-dose antihistamine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lukotas Dosage<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;margin:12px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#2c7cb0;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">Patient<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">\u0394\u03cc\u03c3\u03b7<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">\u03a3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Adults &amp; children &gt;15 yr<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>10 mg<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Once daily in the evening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Children 6\u201314 yr<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>5 mg chewable<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Once daily in the evening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Children 2\u20135 yr<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>4 mg chewable \/ granules<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Once daily in the evening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Children 6 mo \u2013 2 yr<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>4 mg granules<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Once daily \u2014 specialist supervision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Side Effects of Lukotas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03b3\u03af\u03b1<\/li>\n<li>Mild abdominal pain or nausea<\/li>\n<li>Sleep disturbance (vivid dreams, insomnia)<\/li>\n<li>Mood changes \u2014 irritability, anxiety, depression (FDA black-box warning, 2020)<\/li>\n<li>Upper respiratory infection symptoms<\/li>\n<li>\u0395\u03be\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Serious \u2014 stop and seek help:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Severe allergic reaction \/ angio-oedema<\/li>\n<li>Suicidal ideation or severe depression \u2014 STOP and seek urgent psychiatric review<\/li>\n<li>Churg-Strauss syndrome (eosinophilic vasculitis) \u2014 rare; suspect in ICS-tapering patients with new vasculitic features (rash, neuropathy, eosinophilia)<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis (rare)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Black-box warning \u2014 neuropsychiatric events.<\/strong> If new mood changes, anxiety, sleep disturbance, agitation, depression, or suicidal thoughts occur, stop Lukotas and contact your prescriber.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not a rescue medication.<\/strong> Do not use in acute asthma attacks \u2014 onset is too slow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Continue ICS<\/strong> if previously prescribed; montelukast does not replace inhaled corticosteroids.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0397\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b4\u03c5\u03c3\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1:<\/strong> use cautiously in moderate-to-severe disease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0395\u03b3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03cd\u03bd\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b7\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2:<\/strong> reasonable safety data; use when benefits outweigh risks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Children<\/strong> may show increased risk of behavioural changes \u2014 counsel parents to monitor mood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hypersensitivity to montelukast or excipients<\/li>\n<li>Severe hepatic impairment \u2014 relative<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u0391\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03b4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03a6\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03ac\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;margin:12px 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#2c7cb0;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">Interacting drug<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">\u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;text-align:left;\">\u03a4\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifampicin<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Induce CYP enzymes \u2014 reduce montelukast levels<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Monitor asthma control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">\u0393\u03b5\u03bc\u03c6\u03b9\u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b6\u03af\u03bb\u03b7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Inhibits CYP2C8 \u2014 increases montelukast levels<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">\u03a7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">\u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Theoretical INR change reported in case reports<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\">Monitor INR after starting\/stopping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>\u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Store below <strong>25\u00b0C<\/strong> in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.<\/li>\n<li>Keep in original packaging until use to protect from moisture and light.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use after the expiry date printed on the strip.<\/li>\n<li>Keep out of reach of children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u03a3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u0395\u03bd\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u039b\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf MedsBase<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/asthalin-inhaler\/\"><strong>Asthalin Inhaler \u2014 salbutamol reliever<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/budecort-inhaler\/\"><strong>Budecort Inhaler \u2014 budesonide ICS preventer<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/foracort-inhaler\/\"><strong>Foracort Inhaler \u2014 budesonide + formoterol ICS-LABA<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/tiova-inhaler\/\"><strong>Tiova Inhaler \u2014 tiotropium LAMA for COPD<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/montair\/\"><strong>Montair \u2014 montelukast LTRA tablet<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"faqs\">\u03a3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ad\u03c2 \u0395\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/h2>\n<h3>When should I take montelukast?<\/h3>\n<p>Once daily in the evening, with or without food. 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