Mr. Asthma

Question:

         I recently began taking Accolate ( 2 days ago) . Could anyone tell me  their experiance with this drug.  Are zyflo and accolate about the same drug? There is not a whole lot out on the net about these drugs yet. Ras www.geocities.com/HotSprings/6548/index.html  Ron "Funky lung" Suarez                                                             home page  

Response:

Accolate blocks leuketrines once produced, and zyflo inhibits their production.  Leuketrines are some of the chemicals that are believed to cause long term inflammation linked to asthma.  Accolate is twice a day. Zyflo is four times a day.  Zyflo may be more effective, but patients are required to take a liver enzyme test periodically because zyflo plays havoc with liver enzymes in some people.

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