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Drug ReportsMontelukast
Montelukast
Montelukast, Singulair (montelukast) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Montelukast was first approved as Singulair on 1998-02-20. It is used to treat allergic rhinitis perennial and asthma in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1. In addition, it is known to target uracil nucleotide/cysteinyl leukotriene receptor.
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respiratory tract diseasesD012140
otorhinolaryngologic diseasesD010038
immune system diseasesD007154
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Montelukast, Singulair (discontinued: Montelukast)
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Montelukast sodium
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SINGULAIROrganonN-020829 RX1998-02-20
1 products, RLD, RS
SINGULAIROrganonN-020830 RX1998-02-20
2 products, RLD, RS
SINGULAIROrganonN-021409 RX2002-07-26
1 products, RLD, RS
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montelukastANDA2025-08-27
montelukast sodiumANDA2025-10-29
singulairNew Drug Application2025-04-30
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Ontology
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ICD-10
asthmaEFO_0000270D001249J45
allergic rhinitis perennialEFO_1001417D012221J30.89
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R: Respiratory system drugs
— R03: Drugs for obstructive airway diseases
— R03D: Other systemic drugs for obstructive airway diseases in atc
— R03DC: Leukotriene receptor antagonists for obstructive airway diseases
— R03DC03: Montelukast
— R03DC53: Montelukast, combinations
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Drug common nameMontelukast
INNmontelukast
Description
Montelukast is a member of quinolines, a monocarboxylic acid and an aliphatic sulfide. It has a role as a leukotriene antagonist, an anti-asthmatic drug and an anti-arrhythmia drug. It is a conjugate acid of a montelukast(1-).
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classantiasthmatics/antiallergics (not acting primarily as antihistamines): leukotriene receptor antagonists
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
CC(C)(O)c1ccccc1CC[C@@H](SCC1(CC(=O)O)CC1)c1cccc(/C=C/c2ccc3ccc(Cl)cc3n2)c1
Identifiers
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CAS-ID158966-92-8
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL787
ChEBI ID50730
PubChem CID5281040
DrugBankDB00471
UNII IDMHM278SD3E (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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CYP2C8
CYP2C8
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
CYP2C8
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
1558
Protein name
cytochrome P450 2C8
Protein synonyms
CYPIIC8, Cytochrome P450 form 1, Cytochrome P450 IIC2, Cytochrome P450 MP-12, Cytochrome P450 MP-20, cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily C, polypeptide 8, cytochrome P450, subfamily IIC (mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase), polypeptide 8, flavoprotein-linked monooxygenase, microsomal monooxygenase, P450 form 1, S-mephenytoin 4-hydroxylase, xenobiotic monooxygenase
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Q9UCZ9
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