Pharmacokinetics and safety of montelukast oral granules in children 1 to 3 months of age with bronchiolitis

J Clin Pharmacol. 2008 Apr;48(4):502-11. doi: 10.1177/0091270008314251. Epub 2008 Feb 22.

Abstract

The single-dose pharmacokinetics of montelukast 4-mg oral granules and tolerability of daily administration of 2 different doses of montelukast (4 mg and 8 mg given once daily for 7 days) versus placebo were evaluated in 12 infants 1 to 3 months of age with bronchiolitis or a history of bronchiolitis and asthma-like symptoms. The population area under the concentration-time curve estimate after a single 4-mg dose of montelukast was 13 195.7 +/- 2309.8 (standard error) ng.hr/mL, 3.6 times higher than historical values in infants 3 to 24 months of age. Six patients had 10 total clinical adverse experiences; none was considered serious or drug related. Three patients had transient drug-related increases in aspartate aminotransferase (montelukast 8 mg [n = 2]; placebo [n = 1]). Despite increased systemic exposure after administration of a single dose of montelukast 4-mg oral granules in infants 1 to 3 months of age compared with that in pediatric patients 3 to 24 months of age, administration of montelukast at 4 and 8 mg once daily for 7 days in 1- to 3-month-old infants was generally well tolerated.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / administration & dosage
  • Acetates / adverse effects
  • Acetates / pharmacokinetics*
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Area Under Curve
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Bronchiolitis / drug therapy
  • Bronchiolitis / metabolism*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Powders
  • Quinolines / administration & dosage
  • Quinolines / adverse effects
  • Quinolines / pharmacokinetics*
  • Sulfides

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Powders
  • Quinolines
  • Sulfides
  • montelukast