A medication used for the acute treatment of migraine headaches, working by narrowing dilated blood vessels in the brain and relieving headache pain along with associated symptoms.
Indications:
- Acute treatment of migraine with or without aura.
Main Active Ingredient:
- Zolmitriptan 2.5 mg.
Precautions:
- Do not use if you have uncontrolled hypertension, severe heart disease, or a history of stroke.
- Avoid use if allergic to zolmitriptan or any tablet ingredient.
- Consult a doctor before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Not recommended in children under 12 years.
- Use with caution in patients with liver or kidney impairment.
Side Effects:
- Dizziness.
- Drowsiness
- Dry mouth
- Nausea.
Tingling.
- Heaviness.
- Throat discomfort.
- Chest tightness.
- Allergic reactions.
- Changes in heart rate.
- Blood pressure elevation.
Drug-Drug Interactions:
- Avoid concurrent use with other triptans such as sumatriptan, rizatriptan, naratriptan, almotriptan, eletriptan, and frovatriptan.
- Do not use with ergotamine-containing medicines such as ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, and methysergide, as this may increase the risk of blood vessel spasm.
- Inform your doctor if taking SSRIs such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, or escitalopram, or SNRIs such as venlafaxine or duloxetine, as these may increase the risk of serotonin syndrome.
- Do not use with MAO inhibitors such as moclobemide or selegiline, or within two weeks of stopping them.
Zolmitriptan 2.5 mg, Mannitol, Crospovidone, Aspartame, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Colloidal Anhydrous Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Orange Flavor.