ZILEUTON

Course overview

ZILEUTON IS A 5-LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR MAINLY USED FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ASTHMA FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO ARE AGE 12 AND OLDER. ZILEUTON IS USED ALONG WITH INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS FOR TREATMENT. IT CAN ALSO BE USED IN PATIENTS WITH ASPIRIN-INDUCED ASTHMA. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION, SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, TOXICITY, AND MONITORING, OF ZILEUTON SO THAT PROVIDERS CAN DIRECT PATIENT THERAPY IN ASTHMA RELIEF AS PART OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.