RSV outbreak: Montelukast drug must be used only when necessary. “Dr. Yong” reveals that the US FDA has added a warning that the drug can affect mental conditions. Mother reveals her child is sick with RSV and takes this medicine and has nightmares. At night, he cries a lot.
RSV virus today (28 Oct. 2023) Prof. Dr. Yong Phuworawan, head of the center specialized in clinical virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Giving knowledge via personal Facebook about the RSV virus disease that this year there has been an outbreak of RSV, especially in young children under 5 years of age, after society returned to normal life after COVID. RSV began to spread since June. . 66 and will probably end at the end of this year. Most of the vented strains were also RSV A subtype ON1.
Only in Thailand is the drug Montelukast (anti leukotriene) commonly used to treat RSV patients with bronchiolitis. and given long term to prevent asthma symptoms in children Even though according to scientific evidence There is no adequate justification for using Montelukast in RSV patients with bronchiolitis.
Dr. Yong also revealed that yesterday (Oct. 27, 2023), a reader of the doctor’s Facebook post informed that his child was sick with RSV, but the symptoms were not much and he had recovered and was still receiving Montelukast medicine. I have noticed that he cries a lot at night. Because of a nightmare and both times I had received medication. He had previously received this medicine. Had the same symptoms and stopped taking the medicine himself.
“I would like to say that the side effects of this medicine In addition to the common occurrence of allergic reactions such as rash, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and intestinal upset, the United States FDA has now included a boxed warning about Montelukast’s mental health symptoms in the drug label. Including suicide,” Dr. Yong stated.
Dr. Yong also stated that the mental symptoms that one must be careful about when using Montelukast are agitation and aggressive behavior. Lack of empathy, nightmares or vivid dreams, depression, confusion. (disorientation) or confused thoughts (confusion), anxiety, hallucinations, irritability, decreased memory, repetitive thinking, restlessness, sleepwalking, insomnia, uncontrollable muscle movements. In young children, many symptoms cannot be described.
Therefore, the use of this drug must be used only when absolutely necessary. Not in RSV patients. We treat patients. Not treating the result as RSV. Dr. Yong concludes that The story about RSV will be told in summarized chapters, please stay tuned.
2023-10-28 10:14:07
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