Singulair vs. Advair

• Are Singulair and Advair the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Singulair?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Advair?
• What Is Singulair?
• What Is Advair?
• What Drugs Interact with Singulair?
• What Drugs Interact with Advair?
• How Should Singulair Be Taken?
• How Should Advair Be Taken?

Singulair (montelukast) and Advair HFA (salmeterol and fluticasone) are used to treat asthma.

Singulair is also used to treat and allergic rhinitis and to prevent exercise-induced narrowing of the airways.

Advair HFA is also used to treat chronic bronchitis.

Advair HFA (salmeterol and fluticasone) contains a combination of a corticosteroid and a beta2-adrenergic bronchodilator used for treating asthma and chronic bronchitis.

Singulair and Advair HFA belong to different drug classes. Singulair is a leukotriene receptor and Advair HFA is a combination of a corticosteroid and a beta2-adrenergic bronchodilator.

Common side effects of Singulair include:

• skin rash,
• mood changes,
• tremors,
• headache,
• stomach pain,
• heartburn,
• upset stomach,
• nausea,
• diarrhea,
• tooth pain,
• tiredness,
• fever,
• stuffy nose,
• sore throat,
• cough,
• and hoarseness.

Common side effects of Advair include:

• upper respiratory tract infections,
• headaches,
• dizziness,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• stomach upset,
• diarrhea,
• yeast infections of the mouth or throat (oral thrush),
• sore throat,
• dry mouth/nose/throat,
• stuffy nose,
• sinus pain,
• cough,
• sore throat,
• hoarseness or deepened voice, and
• musculoskeletal pain.

Singulair (montelukast) is a leukotriene receptor antagonist drug used in the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis. Singulair is also indicated for prevention of exercise-induced narrowing of the airways.

Advair Diskus (fluticasone and salmeterol oral inhaler) is a combination of a corticosteroid and a beta2-adrenergic bronchodilator used to treat asthma and chronic bronchitis, including COPD associated with chronic bronchitis. Advair Diskus is used in patients whose symptoms are not adequately controlled on a long-term asthma control medication, since one of the active ingredients in salmeterol is LABA, which has been linked to asthma-related deaths. Advair Diskus should not be used to treat acute episodes of asthma or COPD. Advair Diskus is available in generic form.

Singulair may interact with phenobarbital or rifampin

Advair may interact with amiodarone, diuretics (water pills), HIV medicines, MAO inhibitors, antidepressants, antibiotics, or beta-blockers

The following doses of Singulair are recommended: For adults and adolescents 15 years of age and older: one 10-mg tablet. For pediatric patients 6 to 14 years of age: one 5-mg chewable tablet. For pediatric patients 2 to 5 years of age: one 4-mg chewable tablet or one packet of 4-mg oral granules. For pediatric patients 12 to 23 months of age: one packet of 4-mg oral granules. Singulair may interact with phenobarbital or rifampin.

For patients aged 12 years and older, the dosage of Advair Diskus is 1 inhalation twice daily, approximately 12 hours apart.