Montelukast
Highest phase reached
Approved
Drug type
Small molecule
First approval year
1998
- First approval year
- 1998
- Listing at source
- Listed
- Highest phase reached
- Approved
- Drug type
- Small molecule
- Drug name
- Montelukast
- Molecular weight
- 586.2
- Structure (SMILES)
- CC(C)(O)c1ccccc1CC[C@@H](SCC1(CC(=O)O)CC1)c1cccc(/C=C/c2ccc3ccc(Cl)cc3n2)c1
- singulair
- Singulair
- brondilat
- Brondilat
- cyclopropaneacetic acid 1 1r 1 3 e 2 7 chloro 2 quinolinyl ethenyl phenyl 3 2 1 hydroxy 1 methylethyl phenyl propyl thio methyl
- CYCLOPROPANEACETIC ACID, 1-((((1R)-1-(3-((E)-2-(7-CHLORO-2-QUINOLINYL)ETHENYL)PHENYL)-3-(2-(1-HYDROXY-1-METHYLETHYL)PHENYL)PROPYL)THIO)METHYL)-
- montelukast
- Montelukast
- MONTELUKAST [HSDB]
- montelukast [INN]
- MONTELUKAST [MI]
- MONTELUKAST [VANDF]
- Montelukast [WHO-DD]
- montelukast hsdb
- montelukast inn
- montelukast mi
- montelukast vandf
- montelukast who dd
- CAS registry numbers
- 158966-92-8
- ChEMBL ID
- CHEMBL787
- InChIKey
- UCHDWCPVSPXUMX-TZIWLTJVSA-N
- PubChem compound IDs
- 5281040
- RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)
- 88249
- FDA ingredient codes (UNII)
- MHM278SD3E
- R03DC03
- R03DC53
Sources for recorded values
- Applicant
- ORGANON
- Approval date
- 20 Feb 1998
- Application number
- NDA020829
- First in class
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Availability
- Prescription only
- Boxed warning
- Yes
- United States (FDA)
- Approved
- Pharmacology name
- montelukast
- Type
- Synthetic organic
- Drug name stem
- -ast
- Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology
- Yes
Administration routes
- Oral
- Action
- Antagonist
- Action type
- Antagonist
- Target
- CysLT1 receptor
- Gene symbol
- CYSLTR1
- Protein identifier
- Q9Y271
- Affinity units
- pIC50
- Primary target
- Yes
- Action
- Antagonist
- Action type
- Antagonist
- Target
- CysLT1 receptor
- Gene symbol
- CYSLTR1
- Protein identifier
- Q9Y271
- Median affinity
- 8.64
- Affinity units
- pIC50
- Primary target
- Yes
- Action
- Antagonist
- Action type
- Antagonist
- Target
- CysLT1 receptor
- Gene symbol
- CYSLTR1
- Protein identifier
- Q9Y271
- Median affinity
- 8.55
- Affinity units
- pKi
- Primary target
- Yes
Open Targets mechanisms
- Mechanism
- Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 antagonist
- Action type
- Antagonist
- Target
- Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1
DrugCentral mechanisms
- Action type
- Antagonist
- Gene symbol
- CYSLTR1
- Protein identifier
- Q9Y271
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Condition
- Diabetic Nephropathies
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000401
- Subject identifier
- D003928
- Condition
- Immune System Diseases
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000540
- Subject identifier
- D007154
- Condition
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000684
- Subject identifier
- D012140
- Condition
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000685
- Subject identifier
- D001172
- Condition
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000694
- Subject identifier
- D045169
- Condition
- HIV Infections
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000764
- Subject identifier
- D015658
- Condition
- Multiple Myeloma
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0001378
- Subject identifier
- D009101
- Condition
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003060
- Subject identifier
- D002289
- Condition
- Pain
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003843
- Subject identifier
- D010146
- Condition
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003877
- Subject identifier
- D012891
- Condition
- Acne Vulgaris
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003894
- Subject identifier
- D000152
- Condition
- Premature Birth
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003917
- Subject identifier
- D047928
- Condition
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003918
- Subject identifier
- D020181
- Condition
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003956
- Subject identifier
- D006255
- Condition
- Severe Dengue
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0004227
- Subject identifier
- D019595
- Condition
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0004232
- Subject identifier
- D057765
- Condition
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0005854
- Subject identifier
- D006255
- Condition
- Rhinitis, Allergic
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0005854
- Subject identifier
- D065631
- Condition
- Persian Gulf Syndrome
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0007430
- Subject identifier
- D018923
- Condition
- Status Asthmaticus
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0008590
- Subject identifier
- D013224
- Condition
- Respiratory Sounds
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0009715
- Subject identifier
- D012135
- Condition
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:1001249
- Subject identifier
- D065626
- Condition
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:1001417
- Subject identifier
- D012221
- Condition
- Lung Diseases, Obstructive
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- HP:0006536
- Subject identifier
- D008173
- Condition
- Cough
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- HP:0012735
- Subject identifier
- D003371
And 7 more, listed on the interactive page.
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000274
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000401
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000540
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000612
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000684
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000685
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0001378
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0001645
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003877
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003884
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003894
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003917
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003918
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003956
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0004227
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0004232
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0004255
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0005854
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0006834
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0007430
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0008590
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0010638
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_1001249
- Condition identifier
- EFO_1001417
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_1001461
And 61 more, listed on the interactive page.
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Effect
- neurotoxicity
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Country
- United States
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Effect
- cardiotoxicity
- Country
- United States
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Effect
- neurotoxicity
- Country
- United States
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Effect
- psychiatric toxicity
- Country
- United States
- Event
- abnormal behaviour
- Reports
- 426
- Reporting signal score
- 742.487
- Event
- aggression
- Reports
- 547
- Reporting signal score
- 964.053
- Event
- allergic granulomatous angiitis
- Reports
- 510
- Reporting signal score
- 2,426.83
- Event
- anger
- Reports
- 241
- Reporting signal score
- 413.977
- Event
- anxiety
- Reports
- 664
- Reporting signal score
- 536.836
- Event
- asthma
- Reports
- 2,255
- Reporting signal score
- 6,293.98
- Event
- blood count abnormal
- Reports
- 449
- Reporting signal score
- 1,120.29
- Event
- blood test abnormal
- Reports
- 125
- Reporting signal score
- 221.778
- Event
- breath sounds abnormal
- Reports
- 95
- Reporting signal score
- 222.105
- Event
- bronchial obstruction
- Reports
- 56
- Reporting signal score
- 157.317
- Event
- bronchial secretion retention
- Reports
- 53
- Reporting signal score
- 179.958
- Event
- bronchial wall thickening
- Reports
- 45
- Reporting signal score
- 154.813
- Event
- bronchiectasis
- Reports
- 89
- Reporting signal score
- 168.129
- Event
- bursitis
- Reports
- 114
- Reporting signal score
- 204.674
- Event
- chest discomfort
- Reports
- 459
- Reporting signal score
- 477.558
- Event
- chronic spontaneous urticaria
- Reports
- 46
- Reporting signal score
- 153.24
- Event
- coeliac disease
- Reports
- 126
- Reporting signal score
- 303.126
- Event
- cough
- Reports
- 873
- Reporting signal score
- 738.626
- Event
- crying
- Reports
- 190
- Reporting signal score
- 280.506
- Event
- depressed mood
- Reports
- 180
- Reporting signal score
- 187.417
- Event
- depression
- Reports
- 653
- Reporting signal score
- 530.235
- Event
- dyspnoea
- Reports
- 1,520
- Reporting signal score
- 1,008.74
- Event
- dyspnoea exertional
- Reports
- 265
- Reporting signal score
- 358.257
- Event
- eosinophil count increased
- Reports
- 162
- Reporting signal score
- 341.828
- Event
- eosinophilia
- Reports
- 234
- Reporting signal score
- 365.762
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- Dose
- 10mg
- Route
- Oral
- How often
- Once daily in the evening
- If missed, take at the next scheduled dose, do not double the dose
- Take with or without food
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 4
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 2
- Polar surface area
- 70.42
- Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)
- 8.95
- Calculated partition coefficient (XLogP)
- 7.7
- Prodrug
- No
- Chirality
- Single enantiomer
- Inorganic
- No
- Rule-of-five violations
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 12
- Heavy atoms
- 41
- Molecular formula
- C35H36ClNO3S
- Monoisotopic mass
- 585.2104429
- Natural product
- Yes
- 31722-727
- 31722-728
- 33342-110
- 33342-111
- 72189-223
- 50090-2921
- 50090-4705
- 50090-7920
- 50090-7925
- 68788-7669
- Recorded assays
- 540
- Active assays
- 67
- Confirmatory
- Other
- Screening
- Anti-Asthmatic Agents
- Leukotriene Antagonists
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers
Oral bioavailability
- Median
- 63
- Mean
- 59.3333
- Minimum
- 42
- Maximum
- 73
- Unit
- %
- Assays
- 3
- Standard deviation
- 15.8219
- Summary method
- median
- Censored results excluded
- 0
- Other units excluded
- 0
- Unknown units excluded
- 0
Measurement types
- F
Related records
Trials (233)
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate MK-4208/Embibatinib in Healthy Adult Participants (MK-4208-001/Embibatinib-1014)
- A Clinical Trial to Test How Well Two Drugs, QAW039 and Montelukast Work Both Individually and Together, to Target Allergic Rhinitis Using an Environmental Exposure Chamber
- A Dose-Ranging Study of MK-1029 in Adults With Persistent Asthma (MK-1029-012)
- A Drug Interaction Study of Montelukast and Levocetirizine
- A Mechanistic Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Montelukast on Airway Function in Asthma
- A Phase 1 Drug-drug Interaction Study in Healthy Volunteers
- A Pilot Study of Mirabegron and Montelukast in Cirrhotic Patients
- A Pilot Study to Determine the Feasibility and Utility of Implementing of the Full Scale TOM Trial
- A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Montelukast in the Treatment of Acute Otitis Media (AOM) in Children
- A Placebo and Active Controlled Study of ONO-6950 Following Allergen Challenge in Patients With Asthma
- A Placebo and Active Controlled Study of ONO-6950 in Asthmatic Patients
- A Prospective Study to Investigate Safety and Tolerability of Shorter Infusion of Fabrazyme
- A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Adult Patients With Mild to Moderate Asthma
- A Study of Daratumumab, Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
- A Study of JNJ-54767414 (HuMax CD38) (Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody) in Combination With Backbone Treatments for the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Myeloma
- A Study of MK0476 in the Treatment of Asthma Patients Aged 2-5 Years (0476-907)
- A Study to Assess the Effect of BMS-986142 on Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Probe Substrates
- A Study To Assess The Effect Of PF-03893787 On Lung Function Following An Allergen Challenge In Asthmatic Subjects
- A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of ADC3680 in Subjects With Inadequately-Controlled Asthma
- A Study to Evaluate the Drug-drug Interaction Potential of BMS-986196 in Healthy Participants
Approved for (4)
- Allergic rhinitis
- Asthma
- Obstructive lung disease
- Seasonal allergic rhinitis
In development for (39)
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- Allergic asthma Phase 2
- Alzheimer disease Phase 2
- Brain neoplasm Phase 1
- Bronchiolitis Phase 2
- Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome Phase 2
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Phase 1
- Chronic graft versus host disease Phase 2
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Phase 2
- Colorectal cancer Phase 1
- COVID-19 Phase 3
- Dengue disease Phase 2
- Dengue hemorrhagic fever Phase 2
- Diabetic kidney disease Phase 3
- Endometrial cancer Phase 1
- Eosinophilic esophagitis Phase 3
- Fatty liver disease Phase 1
- HIV infectious disease Phase 1
- Immune system disorder Phase 1
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Phase 1
Other linked conditions (9)
- Acute bronchiolitis
- Atopic eczema
- Atopic IgE-mediated allergic disorder
- Chronic asthma
- Chronic kidney disease
- Coronary artery disorder
- Dyspepsia
- Long COVID-19
- Nephrotic syndrome
Targets (1)
- CYSLTR1 Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 antagonist