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leukotriene receptor antagonist
leukotriene receptor antagonista class of agents, of which zileuton, montelukast, zafirlukast are the best known, used in the prophylactic and chronic treatment of asthma in older children and adults; these drugs are not bronchodilators in themselves, but act by interfering with the leukotriene-mediated inflammatory process present in asthma.leukotriene receptor antagonist Pharmacology Any of a family of agents used to treat asthma by interfering with the binding of leukotriene D4See LTRA See LTRA |