4.25.2007

Press Release: Merck's Singulair Wins New Asthma Indication - FierceBiotech

Press Release: Merck's Singulair Wins New Asthma Indication - FierceBiotech: "Merck's Singulair Wins New Asthma Indication

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -- Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for SINGULAIR� (montelukast sodium) to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB; also known as exercise-induced asthma) in patients aged 15 years and older. SINGULAIR is the first and only oral tablet approved for this use."