- Accolate Price
- Accolate implications
- How to use Accolate
- Side Effects of Accolate
- Accolate contraindications
Accolate is an oral antiasthmatic medicine used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children under 12, whose active ingredient is zafirlucast.
Accolate is produced by the AstraZeneca laboratory and can be purchased in pharmacies in the form of pills.
Accolate Price
The price of the Accolate varies between 70 to 90 reais.
Accolate implications
Accolate is indicated for the control and prevention of asthma attacks.
How to use Accolate
How to use Accolate consists of:
- Adults and children aged 12 years and over: start with a dose of 20 mg twice a day, with the maximum recommended dose being 40 mg twice a day; Elderly: start with the dose of 20 mg twice a day, which must be adjusted later by the doctor.
This remedy should always be taken and at the same time each day, even in periods free of symptoms.
Side Effects of Accolate
Side effects of Accolate include headaches, gastrointestinal problems, blisters on the skin, redness, swelling and itching of the skin, swelling of the legs and feet, purple spots on the skin, bleeding problems, inflammation of the liver, liver failure, infections in patients elderly people, joint and muscle pain.
Accolate contraindications
Accolate is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to the components of the formula. The use of Accolate in pregnancy, breastfeeding, in children under the age of 12 and in patients with liver problems should only be done under medical advice.
