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Glemont L

Glemont L Overdosage

Manufacturer:

Glenmark

Distributor:

Glenmark
Full Prescribing Info
Overdosage
No specific information is available on the treatment of overdose with FDC of Montelukast 10 mg and Levocetirizine 5 mg tablet.
Montelukast: Symptoms: There have been reports of acute overdose in post-marketing experience and clinical studies with montelukast. These include reports in adults and children with a dose as high as 1000 mg (approximately 61 mg/kg in a 42 month old child). The clinical and laboratory findings observed were consistent with the safety profile in adults and paediatric patients. There were no adverse experiences in the majority of overdose reports. The most frequently occurring adverse experiences were consistent with the safety profile of montelukast and included abdominal pain, somnolence, thirst, headache, vomiting, and psychomotor hyperactivity.
Management of overdoses: No specific information is available on the treatment of overdose with montelukast. In chronic asthma studies, montelukast has been administered at doses up to 200 mg/day to patients for 22 weeks and in short term studies, up to 900 mg/day to patients for approximately one week without clinically important adverse experiences. It is not known whether montelukast is dialysable by peritoneal or haemodialysis. Should overdose occur, symptomatic or supportive treatment is recommended.
Levocetirizine: Symptoms: Symptoms of overdose may include drowsiness in adults and initially agitation and restlessness, followed by drowsiness in children.
Management of overdoses: There is no known specific antidote to levocetirizine.
Should overdose occur, symptomatic or supportive treatment is recommended. Gastric lavage should be considered following short-term ingestion. Levocetirizine is not effectively removed by haemodialysis.
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