Emedinews:Makesure: An asthmatic patient became worse after receiving a painkiller

Situation: An asthmatic patient became worse after receiving a painkiller.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was he not put on a leukotriene receptor antagonist?
Lesson: Make sure that a patient with asthma is not given aspirin or he is put on a leukotriene receptor antagonist (zafirlukast or montelukast).