Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several lipid compounds that contain 20 carbon atoms, are related to prostaglandins, and mediate the inflammatory response.
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- noun biochemistry Any of several
physiologically activelipids , related to theprostaglandins , that participate inallergic responses
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Singulair is what is known as leukotriene antagonist, the name doesn't matter.
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Now, a couple of things, first of all, Singulair is what's called a leukotriene antagonist.
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Singulair is what is known as a leukotriene antagonist.
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The second part of your question, yes, this class of drugs, known as leukotriene antagonist, there are the drugs on that list as well.
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Now researchers in England say that anti-inflammatory drugs, called leukotriene modifiers , that come in pills are reasonable alternatives to the plastic tube.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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In recent years, there have been reports of depression, suicidal thoughts and other psychiatric problems in some people on allergy medications known as leukotriene modifiers -
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In recent years, there have been reports of depression, suicidal thoughts and other psychiatric problems in some people on allergy medications known as leukotriene modifiers -
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• SINGULAIR is a medicine called a leukotriene receptor antagonist.
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One of the newest pharmaceutical weapons against asthma is a class of drugs called leukotriene inhibitors.
NaturalNews.com 2009
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Singulair, a leukotriene receptor antagonist or LTRA, was the nation's seventh most popular drug last year, according to IMS health and earned more than $4 billion.
Martha Rosenberg: Are You Taking These Asthma Drugs? Martha Rosenberg 2011
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