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home > drug information > Accolate

Accolate


Company: Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
Approval Status: Approved October 1996
Treatment for: asthma
Areas: Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases

| General Information | Clinical Results | Mechanism of Action | Additional Information |


General Information

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Accolate (zafirlukast) has been approved for the preventative and chronic treatment of asthma in adults and children 12 years of age and older.

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Clinical Results

Accolate has been studied in more than 4,000 people worldwide. In clinical trials in patients with mild to moderate asthma, Accolate was shown to improve lung function and reduce daytime and nighttime asthma symptoms.

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Mechanism of Action

Accolate is the first leukotrine receptor antagonist, a new class of drugs, to receive FDA clearance. Accolate works by blocking the effect of leukotrines, natural substances in the body that can contribute to asthma symptoms.

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Additional Information

More than 12 million Americans suffer from asthma, and worldwide more than 100 million people have this chronic lung disease.

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The FDA drug information shown here is licensed from Thomson CenterWatch. The information provided here is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or pharmaceutical advice which should be sought from qualified medical and pharmaceutical advisers.




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