Naratriptandrug info
naratriptan 1 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Naratriptan tablets are indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
Limitations of Use: Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine has been established. If a patient has no response to the first migraine attack treated with naratriptan tablets reconsider the diagnosis of migraine before naratriptan tablets are administered to treat any subsequent attacks. Naratriptan tablets are not indicated for the prevention of migraine attacks. Safety and effectiveness of naratriptan tablets have not been established for cluster headache. Naratriptan Tablets are serotonin (5-HT 1B/1D ) receptor agonists (triptan) indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
Limitations of Use: Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine has been established. Not indicated for the prophylactic therapy of migraine attacks. Not indicated for the treatment of cluster headache.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 30, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Naratriptan tablets, USP contains naratriptan hydrochloride, a selective 5-HT 1B/1D receptor agonist. Naratriptan hydrochloride is chemically designated as N-methyl-3-(1-methyl-4-piperidinyl)-1H-indole-5-ethanesulfonamide monohydrochloride, and it has the following structure: The empirical formula is C 17 H 25 N 3 O 2 S
HCl, representing a molecular weight of 371.93. Naratriptan hydrochloride is a white to pale yellow powder that is readily soluble in water. Each naratriptan tablets, USP for oral administration contains 1.11 or 2.78 mg of naratriptan hydrochloride, equivalent to 1 or 2.5 mg of naratriptan, respectively. Each tablet also contains the inactive ingredients lactose anhydrous, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate. 1 mg tablet additionally contains opadry yellow, which contains: hypromellose 2910, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400 and iron oxide yellow. 2.5 mg tablet additionally contains opadry white, which contains: hypromellose 2910, talc, polyethylene glycol 8000 and titanium dioxide. Image
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 30, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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