Sumatriptandrug info
sumatriptan 5 MG/ACTUAT Nasal Spray
What it is used for
Sumatriptan nasal spray, USP is indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
Limitations of Use: Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine headache has been established. If a patient has no response to the first migraine attack treated with sumatriptan, reconsider the diagnosis of migraine before sumatriptan is administered to treat any subsequent attacks. Sumatriptan is not indicated for the prevention of migraine attacks. Safety and effectiveness of sumatriptan nasal spray, USP have not been established for cluster headache. Sumatriptan is a serotonin (5-HT 1B/1D ) receptor agonist (triptan) indicated for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
Limitations of Use: Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine headache 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 January 4, 2022. 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
Sumatriptan nasal spray, USP contains sumatriptan, a selective 5-HT 1B/1D receptor agonist. Sumatriptan is chemically designated as 3-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N-methyl-indole-5-methanesulfonamide, and it has the following structure: The empirical formula is C 14 H 21 N 3 O 2 S, representing a molecular weight of 295.4. Sumatriptan is a white to off-white powder that is readily soluble in water and in saline. Each sumatriptan nasal spray, USP contains 5 or 20 mg of sumatriptan in a 100-microL unit dose aqueous buffered solution containing purified water USP, sulfuric acid NF, sodium hydroxide NF, monobasic potassium phosphate NF, and anhydrous dibasic sodium phosphate USP. The pH of the solution is approximately 5.5. The osmolality of the solution is 372 or 742 mOsmol for the 5- and 20-mg sumatriptan nasal spray, USP, respectively. suumatriptan-molec-struc
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 4, 2022. 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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