Don't Panic! Be Smart About Your Asthma Medication

The Weekly Checkup
MyAsthmaCentral.com	April 1, 2008

Tip of the Week Don't panic! Be smart about your asthma medication My e-mail is buzzing. "Have you seen the news about Singulair? Are you worried?" The short answer is, "No, I'm not concerned at all." Taking the medication as prescribed and reporting any signs or symptoms that are concerning you should enable you to be a smart, not scared, consumer. Top News FDA Probing Possible Link Between Asthma Drug and Suicide Risk Health Tip: Can't Keep Asthma Under Control? Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women Oral Allergy Immunotherapy Helps Control Asthma Daily asthma meds keep lungs in play during exercise Community Corner Singulair and the FDA -- Can the agency keep us safe? Undoubtedly, the FDA has a very difficult and complicated mission, but the biggest question for us is whom do we trust? The FDA? Our doctors? Consumers in online chat rooms?

This Week's Asthma Poll Are you thinking of stopping Singulair? Your options are: Yes, I don't want to take any chances Yes, my doctor told me to stop taking it for now. No, my doctor told me to keep taking it. No, there's no reason to stop taking it. I'm not sure yet. advertisement

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