People are hearing that Singulair might increase suicide risk

May 2008

-Please see FDA's Updated Information on Leukotriene Inhibitors-

People are hearing that Singulair might increase suicide risk.

This is a surprise...there's nothing obvious about Singulair's mechanism that would link it to psychiatric events.

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