hello doctor,my husband has allergy problem (eye irritation, cold ,slight congestion in airway etc).doctor prescribed to take montek l c for 1month but he continues it even now as his allergy problem was persisting and inorder to prevent infection and fever due to cold .even now he is using it since 1 and half year with 1 day intervals .should he continue this will there be side effects he is also using asthalin inhaler at times at the time of congestion.please give advice
Hello, Your husband first needs to get allergy tests done either in the form of blood tests, specific IGE against pollen, house dust mite, animal dander etc. OR skin prick tests against these allergens. This will help identify what the allergens are and take avoidance measures to lower further exposure. Montek LC is a combination of levocetirizine and montelukast; Exocet being an antihistamine and montelukast being a leukotriene inhibitor that works well for the airways. He will also need a lung function test with reversibility studies to see if he has developed asthma or is in the early stages. Only then the recommendation of bronchodilators as inhalers can be made. Stalin is a short-acting bronchodilator that he can use whenever he feels short of breath, but it is important that he keeps a note of the number of times and puffs he has used to let the chest physician know when the lung function report is in front of him. Long term use of both the medications has little side effects, so it is fine to continue provided there is a reason to continue this. Thanks.