use of singulair to treat asthma / allergy in 3 yr old

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Singulair paediatric 4mg was prescribed for my 3 yr old son in Jan to March of this year. I have since heard the gp state it is not recommended for use in children, but she would not elaborate. Can anyone throw any light on this?

Well my DS is 3 and has been on it for a year or so now. A colleague's son is about 14 months and has also been recently prescribed it.

I've never heard that it shouldn't be used for kids - the 'paediatric' part in the title kind of implies that it should be ok!

Ours was prescribed by a paed, and in the blurb in the box it says it can be used from 6 months old.

Why wouldn't your GP elaborate?

GP was prescribing the product for my use and made the comment about not recommending its use in kids - yet it was the same gp who prescribed the paediatric dose previously.

Kids were with me at clinic and distracted me from following up on comment at the time.
Have wondered about it since - and curious to hear of any other comments. Cant find anything on web

My dd1 has been on Singulair since Oct last year. She had previously had asthma controlled by a preventer inhaler but for some reason this time last year it stopped being so effective.

She had 3 hospital stays in a 6 week period and the GP prescribed Singulair. The difference is noticable - she hasn't had an attack since being on the Singulair and her hayfever didn't bother her too much this year either.

It is 'Paediatric' as jojay says so don't know what your GP was talking about.

If you find out please let us know. I would hate there to be any reason to take dd off it.

This is a lot of guessing, but might the GP have been trying to get at don't give yours to your DC by mistake/if you run out of theirs?

It's available at higher doses than the 4mg for children so perhaps you have a stronger one that is not suitable?

The only reported side-effects on the web (when I had a quick scan 15+ mths ago prior to dd starting this at 3yrs old) were nightmares and some anecdotal reports of behavioural changes.

I have seen neither in dd, but will say that it improved her asthma management tremendously. Haven't had to blue-light it to hospital in a year!

DS2 aged 4 has been on it since Jan, it was given to him by a pead respitory specialist at Alder Hay Children's Hospital, so I guessing he knows what he is talking about!

It is an expensive medication, but quite frankly so what?! And like other since he's been on it, no blue lights to A&E or breathing issues (touches wood of Ikea desk with both hands) also no issues with behavior or nightmares.