Zafirlukast for Asthma, Maintenance User Reviews

• HGD...
• April 19, 2009

Zafirlukast "I have had asthma for over 24 years and had not been successfully treated until I was prescribed Accolate. The only side effect I have experienced is diminished appetite, which is minimal. I would recommend it for asthmatics who have not been able to tolerate or have not had successful treatment with inhalers or nebulizers."

• Har...
• October 20, 2009

Zafirlukast "I would like to make a comment about Accolate. After several different medicines years ago, this was the one that kept my asthma under control. Over the years, the price has continued to rise, even with my insurance. This past year, it went up to a point I had to give it up. It has been a nightmare ever since. Through trial and error, my doctor and I have come up with a satisfactory medicine, but nothing will ever compare to the Accolate. I continue to wait for a generic version to come out. I hope it is soon. Ever since discontinuing the use of it, I have acquired bronchitis more than once. I never used to get it."

• Anonymous
• October 29, 2011

Zafirlukast "I have had asthma all my life. About 10 years ago, I found Accolate from an advertisement on TV and asked my doctor for a prescription. I haven't had problems with my asthma since. It has improved my quality of life so much I cannot even express my thankfulness. I will never stop taking it. No other medicine could help me, and every winter I would spend in the hospital. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

• lis...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 3, 2024

"My doctor said that I was going to die by the age of 30 if I didn't stop smoking. I was 21 years old when she said this. I am now 52. When I was 21, I was on the borderline of emphysema; how she explained it to me is that I am on the fence right now and I can change my diagnosis and get rid of the emphysema and live a long life or die by the age of 30. I was put on Accolate the first week it was out, and I have been on it ever since. My life was saved by my doctor and this medication, and my greatest hope for all asthmatics is that they have a chance to have their lives saved by this drug. I was on a nebulizer and 2 different types of pills and inhalers. My doctor passed away when I was 29 1/2 years old of cancer, and I have had survivor's guilt ever since."

• Ren...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 16, 2025

Zafirlukast "I took Accolate for about 10 years, and it is a miracle drug. The asthma was totally under control. The problem I encountered happened when I was given a vaccine to prevent viral pneumonia! I became sick from the vaccine because my immune system was compromised by the Accolate. I was sick for months with bronchitis and respiratory infections! Before I had the vaccine, I hadn’t been sick at all! The Accolate is great, but somehow can compromise your immune system. I stopped taking it for about 5 years and then suffered from constant asthma conditions until I ended up hospitalized with asthmatic bronchitis. They then put me on Singulair (Montelukast) (15+ years ago), however, now I’m experiencing neuropathy (started 5 years ago), which is a rare side effect of that drug! I am not diabetic, so I do believe it is from that drug. I’m thinking of going back to taking Accolate, and hopefully, it might not have neuropathy as a side effect?"

• She...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 18, 2017

Zafirlukast "I have taken Accolate for 22 years for asthma, I couldn't rate this medicine high enough."