Vanessa Sellick
smileness.bsky.social
Vanessa Sellick
@smileness.bsky.social
Advocate for awareness of montelukast (Singulair) side effects.

Admin for the Montelukast (Singulair) Side Effects Support and Discussion Group on Facebook.
On the 6th Feb 2025 The Honourable Ged Kearny made a speech in Parliament about the new black box warning on Montelukast (Singulair) for its potentially life threatening neuropsychiatric side effects. Thank you Ged ♥️ www.facebook.com/share/r/19ps...
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February 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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The TGAgovau has updated its montelukast safety information, prompting one GP expert to call for patient education on potential side effects with each prescription.

www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini...
newsGP - TGA updates montelukast safety information
Extra information is being added to all products to highlight the existing warnings, as a ‘reminder to watch out’ for side effects.
www1.racgp.org.au
January 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
2025 Official Alert from the Aust TGA about the neuropsych side effects of asthma/allergy med montelukast (Singulair)

* a new boxed warning
* additional guidance

Safety alert - www.tga.gov.au/news/safety-...

More prominent safety warnings about the neuropsych - www.tga.gov.au/news/safety-...
www.tga.gov.au
January 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thank you to Emily McPherson from Channel Nine for helping to spread awareness of our montelukast advocacy goals and successes in today’s news article. 🌼

New warning to be added for popular children's asthma medication linked to reports of suicide.

www.9news.com.au/national/new...
New black box warning for popular children's asthma medication linked to reports of suicide
A new warning will be added to an asthma drug which has been linked to reports of three suicides in Austral...
www.9news.com.au
December 6, 2024 at 7:36 PM
We did it! 🌟

After 11.5 years of advocacy the Australian TGA have just announced that they are issuing a black box warning on Montelukast (Singulair).

🌟 Tonight we are thinking of those negatively impacted or lost to montelukast side effects. We hope these warnings will prevent others suffering.
November 25, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Common asthma drug taken by millions can turn people suicidal and psychotic - 23 Nov 2024

An asthma drug prescribed to millions of children has been found to cause suicidal thoughts, hallucinations and other psychiatric conditions. 

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
Common asthma drug taken by millions can turn people suicidal
A new report from the FDA links a popular asthma drug to problems with suicidal ideation, depression and even hallucinations. The drug is estimated to be used by a million children.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 4:14 AM
This is the first article to report on the US FDA’s Montelukast Working Group (MWG) research. The initial results were presented at the American College of Toxicology (ACT) conference on November 20, 2024.

Australia needs a black box warning urgently!

www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Exclusive: US FDA finds widely used asthma drug impacts the brain
U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according to a scientific presentation reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:20 PM