Therapeutic and Some Biochemical Studies of Montelukast and Ketotifen of Children with Mild Asthma

Dr. faraidwn habib mustafa, Nidhal Abudul Kahder salem, Mohammad Daham

Volume 12 Issue 10

Global Journal of Medical Research

INTRODUCTION : Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and its prevalence has substantially increased worldwide, particularly in pre-school children (Masoli et al., 2004). According to many investigators asthma prevalence is above 10% in most developed countries & expected to be twice in 2020(Movahedy, 2000;Tepas et al., 2001, Liu et al., 2004,Lodrup et al., 2006). In children, asthma is the most common cause of school absence, affecting children’s educational potential and adversely affecting a child’s quality of life (Rance and Trent, 2005) and associated with significant morbidity and economic burden (Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention, 1995).