Sontel 10mg Tab

Introduction

Expert Advice

• Take with or without meals
• Take granules directly or mix with applesauce, carrot sauce or ice cream. Do
• not mix with liquids.
• Take within 15 minutes after opening the packet.
• Contact prescriber if there is constant abdominal upset, abdominal pain, skin
• rash, skin itching, unusual coughing or congestion, worsening of asthmatic
• If you have aspirin sensitivity, avoid aspirins and NSAIDs therapy.

Primary Uses

Indications

This medicine is used to control and prevent symptoms caused by asthma (chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs characterized by a narrowing of the airways).  It is also used before exercise to prevent breathing problems during exercise. It is also used to relieve symptoms of hay fever (type of inflammation in the nose in response to allergens in air) and allergic rhinitis (such as sneezing, stuffy/runny/itchy nose).

Side Effects

Abdominal pain, headache, thirst, rarely anaphylaxis (serious allergic reaction), angioedema (area of swelling of lower layer of skin and tissue just under the skin or mucous membrane), seizure, elevated ALT/AST, cholestatic hepatitis (injury of liver cells and varying degrees of inflammation), GI upset, hyperkinesia (muscle spasm). Discontinue the medication if patient is suffering from Chrug- Strauss Syndrome (disorder marked by blood vessel inflammation restricting blood flow to organs and tissues).