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Asthma

Minister orders urgent review of montelukast safety

By Michael Woodhead

22 Feb 2018

Media reports have prompted Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt to order an urgent investigation into the psychiatric adverse effects of montelukast in children. The minister has told the TGA to follow up concerns raised in a 9 News report about psychiatric effects of the drug following the suicide of a teenager in the US ...

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