Get Informed: Accolate

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Patient Comments about
Accolate

Active Ingredient(s)

Zafirlukast

What does it do?

Accolate

This product is used in the management of chronic asthma in people over age 5 years. It works to block the production of a cellular substance that plays a part in airway edema and smooth muscle constriction.

Last Text Update:
 2010-Mar-13 2:07 AM
Last Data Update:
 2010-Mar-13 9:01 PM

Other Names

  • Accolate
  • Zafirlukast

How Safe Is It?

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Average Risk Rating
0: On hold
Pregnancy Category:
B
Black Box Warning:
No

Facts & Figures

Date Approved
26 Sep 1996
Est US Patients*
103,600
Generic Available
No
OTC Available
No

User Age Distribution*

2

< 21

10

21-39

44

40-59

45

60+

Age (Years)

* Estimated number of US people currently taking Accolate or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.

Other Resources

Recent alerts for Accolate

Accolate Safety Report

0: On hold

The iGuard risk rating for Accolate is on hold. It means that we're waiting for more patients taking this medication to join iGuard before we can provide a more accurate safety assessment of this product.

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What is Accolate used for?

iGuard is currently tracking more than 680 patients that use Accolate (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

Disease / Condition % Average Severity
Asthma 89% 6
COPD 11% 5
Allergies 6% 5
Other 6% 5

How well does Accolate work?

iGuard regularly polls our more than 680 users taking Accolate (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.

Average Satisfaction Score

(out of 10)

Average Effectiveness Score

(out of 10)

76 78
88%
of patients are confident that the good things about Accolate outweigh the bad things.
5%
of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Accolate.

Common Side Effects of Accolate

iGuard regularly polls our more than 680 users taking Accolate (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.

23%

23% of patients experience side-effects on Accolate

5%

5% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Accolate


Most Common Side Effects...

  • 5% Cough
  • 5% Nausea/Vomiting
  • 5% Grogginess/Confusion
  • 5% Numbness/Tingling
  • 5% Insomnia
  • 5% Headache
  • = 10%

Global Patient Feedback for Accolate (Zafirlukast) ( Post a comment )

Comments, Questions, and Answers
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Question/Comment:

I have been taking 20 mg. Accolate twice a day for 11 yrs. It is the only drug that helps me. Singulair is a joke. It made my asthma & allergies a whole lot worse. I actually did better with no medication than with it. There has been no problems with Accolate at all! I haven't had any crazy, suicidal dreams or thoughts while taking it. I think the ones that did were already having them & are just looking for something to blame. I'll never believe this wonderful drug that allows me to breathe caused anyone problems at all, much less that kind of problem!

52 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2009-08-31 17:00:59

Question/Comment:

I have had COPD for several years. that has gotten worse over the years.
I was put on Accolate in 1993 and it the effect it had almost instantly was amazing. It was like everything had opened up and I could breath so much better. A couple of years later I an allery doctor had me to switch to singular. It worked ok. Recently I asked my lung doctor to put me back on Accolate even though he said Singular was the better of the two. Well the change was dramatic..as different as night and day when I went back to Accolate. My breathing was a lot better, the instant inhaler needed less. I take Accolate 20mg twice a day.
I know all the doctors prefer the singular..maybe it helps some people..but I wonder if they ever used Accolate..

60 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2009-08-10 07:26:08

Question/Comment:

I have been using 20 mg Accolate For 12 years with no side effects.My doctor first put me on Singular with it the palms of my hand and the bottoms of both feet itched so badly that I couldn't sleep this went on for a few days befor changing to Accolate. Every insuranc company that I have had trys to make me swich to Singular Also the VA Clinic will only give me singular,

64 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2009-07-29 02:59:46

Answer/Reply:

I have been using accolate for more than 10 years. It is the only one that realy works. Every time a new drug comes out my old Dr. would switch me. I switched Drs. When I have to be hospitalized, I demand to use my own accolate since the hosp. pharmacy does not carry it. You have the legal right to provide your own medications when in the hosp. Do not let anyone tell you differently.
49 yrs. Female

50 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2009-08-21 16:17:01

Question/Comment:

I have been taking Accolate 11 years ago (1998) no problems other than trying to stop them and I get weak and very sick and I have to take the accolate or theo-24 or servent

48 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2009-04-01 12:33:01

Question/Comment:

I have been taking Accolate for about 5 years now. I have not had any side effects either. Before Accolate, I suffered terribly from sinusitius. My sinus' were so sensitive that I could not go outside without my nose covered up untill the weather warmed up and the temp. was over 68*. No other medications would work and I was fast becomming unresponsive to one antibiotic after another. I also tried Singular for a while but it doesn't work as well as the Accolate. I have a life outside the house again.

53 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States

Posted: 2009-03-31 15:01:57

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