title: [Effect of the leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast therapy on asthma in childhood].
abstract: The authors have summed up the survey results for children with asthma below 14 years of age participating in the Hunair II. surveillance program. This program proves the efficiency of montelucast 5mg treatment in cases of childhood asthma bronchiale. The 255 patients participating in the survey have received 5 mg montelucast therapy for 8 weeks. During the surveillance period they have used questionnaires to record the change of day and night symptoms, decrease of different restrictions and the quantity change of long- and short-acting beta agonists and inhaled steroids. The use of short-acting agonists decreased from 5 inhalations to 1 in 4 weeks. During the leukotriene antagonist montelucast treatment according to symptom scores 61% of the patients have experienced improvements after the 4th week, 80% after the 8th week. To sum up all the survey results--after the 8th week of treatment the daytime restrictions in the everyday lives of children with asthma have decreased by 88.1%, nighttime restrictions by 80.1%. After the 2nd month of the HUNAIR II. surveillance program it could be deduced that montelucast 5 mg therapy used in child populations less then 14 years of age with asthma has proven useful.
authors.affiliation: Svábhegyi Allami Gyermekgyógyintézet, Budapest.
authors.forename: Györgyi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zsigmond
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Novák
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kósa
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011804:Quinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013440:Sulfides; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D011804:Quinolines; D013440:Sulfides; C093875:montelukast