Montelukast Use and Patterns of Ambulatory Care among Asian versus Non-Asian Adult Patients with Asthma and/or Allergic Rhinitis in the United States.

Joseph Vasey¹, Shalini Bagga², Huan Huang³, Tongsheng Wang⁴, David Thompson³

¹Practice Fusion, San Francisco, CA.

²Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ.

³Quintiles, Cambridge, MA.

⁴Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ.

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Abstract

Background: Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) are inflammatory conditions that are similar in pathophysiology. Mild-to-moderate persistent asthma has been widely treated with inhaled corticosteroids, while allergic rhinitis is commonly treated with antihistamines, nasal corticosteroids, anticholinergics, and other allergy specific medications. The introduction of montelukast, a leukotriene recepto…

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