Sumatriptandrug info
sumatriptan 100 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Sumatriptan tablets, USP 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 headache has been established. If a patient has no response to the first migraine attack treated with sumatriptan tablets, USP, reconsider the diagnosis of migraine before sumatriptan tablets, USP are administered to treat any subsequent attacks.
Sumatriptan tablets, USP are not indicated for the prevention of migraine attacks.
Safety and effectiveness of sumatriptan tablets have not been established for cluster headache. Sumatriptan tablets, USP are 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 1, 2021. 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 tablets, USP contain sumatriptan succinate, a selective 5-HT 1B/1D receptor agonist. Sumatriptan succinate is chemically designated as 3-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N-methyl-indole-5-methanesulfonamide succinate (1:1), and it has the following structure: The molecular formula is C 14 H 21 N 3 O 2 S
C 4 H 6 O 4, representing a molecular weight of 413.5. Sumatriptan succinate, USP is a white or almost white powder that is freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in methanol and practically insoluble in methylene chloride. Each sumatriptan tablet, USP for oral administration contains 35, 70, or 140 mg of sumatriptan succinate, USP equivalent to 25, 50, or 100 mg of sumatriptan, respectively. Each tablet also contains the inactive ingredients colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, lactose anhydrous, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and talc. Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 1, 2021. 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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