Accolate and Esmolol Injection

• Generic Name: zafirlukast
• Dosage Forms: tablet, coated
• Other Brand Names: Accolate

Accolate is a leukotriene (loo-koe-TRY-een) inhibitor. Leukotrienes are chemicals your body releases when you breathe in an allergen (such as pollen). These chemicals cause swelling in your lungs and tightening of the muscles around your airways, which can result in asthma symptoms.

Accolate is used for chronic treatment of asthma, and to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children as young as 5 years old.

Do not give Accolate to a child younger than 5 years without a doctor's advice.

Accolate may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: esmolol
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Brevibloc

Esmolol is a beta-blocker that is used to help keep the heart beating normally in people with certain heart rhythm disorders of the atrium (the upper chambers of the heart that allow blood to flow into the heart). Esmolol is used in people with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter.

Esmolol is also used during surgery to help regulate blood pressure and heart rate.

Esmolol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.