Drug details

Accolate (zafirlukast)

type of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists

Accolate (zafirlukast) is a leukotriene inhibitor used to treat and prevent asthma attacks in adults and children as young as 5 years old. Do not give Accolate to a child without a doctor's advice. Accolate is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Asthma .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • upper stomach pain,
  • loss of appetite,
  • dark urine,
  • skin rash,
  • clay-colored stools,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • severe itching,
  • muscle weakness,
  • trouble breathing
  • pain,
  • unusual thoughts or behavior,
  • new or worsening cough,
  • fever, and
  • tired feeling,
  • bruising,
  • severe tingling,
  • blisters,
  • sinus congestion,
  • Depressed mood,
  • severe sinus pain,
  • numbness or tingly feeling in your arms or legs,
  • worsening or no improvement in your asthma,
The following drugs are related to Accolate, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate)
  • Advair HFA (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol)
  • AirDuo RespiClick Inhalation Powder (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol)
  • Proair HFA (albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol)
  • Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol)
  • Ventolin Solution (albuterol sulfate inhalation solution)
  • Ventolin Syrup (albuterol sulfate syrup)
  • Azmacort (triamcinolone acetonide (inhalation aerosol))
  • Entocort EC (budesonide)
  • Pulmicort Flexhaler (budesonide inhalation powder)
  • Pulmicort Respules (budesonide inhalation suspension)
  • Cinqair (reslizumab for intravenous infusion)
  • Isuprel (isoproterenol)
  • Nucala (mepolizumab for injection)
  • Singulair (montelukast sodium)
  • Zyflo (zileutin)
The following supplements are related to Accolate, and may be used together with the drug:
  • Magnesium (s.)
  • Fish Oil (s.)
  • Caffeine (s.)
  • Phleum Pratense (s.)
  • Thymus Extract (s.)
  • Choline (s.)