DRUGS AFFECTING THE LEUKOTRIENE PATHWAY IN ASTHMA

SUMMARY Drugs affecting the leukotriene pathway are emerging as a new class of asthma treatment — the first for more than 20 years. Development of these leukotriene antagonists should lead to greater understanding of the underlying processes in asthma and may result in a safe, oral, anti-asthmatic drug to benefit particular groups of asthmatic patients.