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Used For Ketotifen is a type of asthma medication which, when taken every day and used along with other antiasthma medications, may reduce the frequency, severity, and duration of asthma symptoms or attacks in children.
Directions Ketotifen must be taken continuously in order to be effective. Continue taking your current asthma medications until instructed otherwise by your doctor. Ketotifen may be taken with or without food.
How It Works Ketotifen works by inhibiting certain substances in the body that are known to cause inflammation and symptoms of asthma.
Side Effects Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur. Less common: Chills; cough; diarrhea; fever; general feeling of discomfort or illness; headache; joint pain; loss of appetite; muscle aches and pains; nausea; runny nose; shivering; sore throat; sweating; trouble sleeping; unusual tiredness or weakness; vomiting. Rare: Abdominal or stomach pain; blistering, itching, peeling, or redness of skin; bloody or cloudy urine; clay-colored stools; convulsions; dark urine; difficult, burning, or painful urination; dizziness; frequent urge to urinate; muscle spasm or jerking of all extremities; rash; sudden loss of consciousness; unpleasant breath odor; vomiting of blood; yellow eyes or skin.
Other Info Ketotifen is not effective for the prevention or treatment of acute asthma attacks.
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